"Hey! Sora, couldn't you beat that headless samurai if you wanted to?" Usopp asked.
Sora rushed while still carrying the Mini-Merry.
"Maybe, but I would rather die than hit a lady."
"Sora-san is so strict with her rules."
"Of course, I'm made to love women of all kinds. I couldn't possibly use my legs to attack them, not even as a joke." Sora made a statement with a smirk of arrogance.
Sora snapped her head forward and saw a lot of signals coming this way. It was thugs rushing through the snowstorm, coming from the direction of the lab. Her captain was right, this place was truly mysterious. Wait, now that I see them better aren't those marine caps. Are these thugs marines. And that's
"Oh, the Navy woman that was with Smoker. Her name was Tashigi-chan right?" Sora's lust immediately surfaced to the forefront. And the lady was carrying a man over her arm, Sora's mood immediately soured.
"Crewmembers of the Straw Hats. Black Leg, Sora. Sniper King, Usopp. And Soul King, Brook." Smoker woke up in the arms of Tashigi. He was still pale and sweating hard from the lost fight. Not that Sora even cared.
The members of the G-5 immediately pointed their guns at them. That was quite rude. Sora lowered the mini-ship again to not cause damage to the Mini-Merry. Usopp and Brook were protecting her back as they were surrounded by the Navy. Sora had to give it to Usopp, despite being scared he was still willing to protect her back and face the marines. As for Brook, the skeleton was quite the powerhouse and Sora did not know if he was scared of feigning being scared, sometimes the skeleton put on masks just for show.
"You know Luffy is on this island. right. Why are you marines here?"
"To capture him!" Tashigi seemed quite angry and frustrated. Sora would love to get her into her bed and make those frustrations go away. However, this was not the time.
"Straw Hat Luffy committed egregious crimes against the marines, we cannot let him continue doing what he is doing." Smoker said it more strongly now. He was now better and did not need Tashigi's support any longer. A cloud of smoke was surrounding him as he faced the members of the Straw Hat crew.
"You knew that Luffy was here and you came here, you are dumb as a rock." Sora looked to the sky. The marines pointed their guns harder at them. Usopp was still afraid of killing them because he was familiar with Smoker and Tashigi. "Because we know each other, I'll give you just a warning. Do not meet Luffy."
Sora was giving them a chance. Smoker looked incredulous. Tashigi looked even more frustrated by that statement. "Luffy is quite docile when undisturbed. He only starts getting bloodthirsty when people attack him or his crew. However, there is one sore spot. He gets into a complete blood frenzy in the presence of the marines. If he sees you, consider yourselves dead. He kills every single marine he sees, the only exception being his grandfather."
Usopp chimed in to convince Tashigi and Smoker. "So-Sora's speaking the truth, if Luffy sees you then he won't stop pursuing you until you are dead. He's scary like that. Normally he won't go out of the way to hunt marine bases, but if he sees you in front of him. It's over."
"Luffy-san is scarily powerful. If you wanted to stall him, you should have brought an Admiral." Brook also chimed in with a smile, scaring the Navy who had their weapons pointed at them.
"Look, we know each other way back. And I'm giving you this advice. Leave the island now and go far away from Luffy as fast as you can. You'll survive to eat dinner tomorrow at the very least." Sora finally finished her case for them to leave.
Smoker listened with shadowed eyes and Tashigi was gnashing her teeth in frustration. Both seemed to have gone through a great deal of pain on this island already but meeting Luffy was the worst possible choice and remaining on the island increased the chances of that encounter by a lot. Sora wanted them to understand that and leave. It was payback for letting them go back to Alabasta, Luffy wasn't about to remember old favors now. He would kill even his old friend Coby, that's how deep the hatred went. Luffy was in absolute rampage mode when the navy was concerned.
"I didn't raise myself to the position of vice-admiral so I could take orders from pirates."
Smoker replied after all of Sora's case was explained to him, piece by piece. Sora sighed after her argument being completely shut down by a prideful man. He geared himself for combat, he wanted to capture them here to have leverage against the rest of the Straw Hats, a silly plan at best. "I give you life-saving advice and you thank me like this?" Sora sighed; the stupidity of some people was too much for her to handle sometimes. Sora was even going against the wishes of her Captain by trying to save these marines and she gets rewarded like this?
I hope the Captain never finds out, his forms of punishment won't be good for me. Despite that, Sora did not wish to see these marines dying today.
A fist of smoke came soaring through and Sora avoided it like the attack was child's play. "Alright if you want a fight, then a stomping is all you're going to get. Zoro defeated a vice-admiral a few days ago. I need to catch up."
What happened next was a complete defeat by the hands of the Straw Hats. The marine force of G-5 was irreparably defeated by three members of the crew.
Sora was not a pushover, she was one of the strongest members of the Straw Hats. Smoker was tired and blocked her kicks with fervor. His arms, even while coated black with armament were feeling her kicks, he felt his bones rattling, yet he needed to protect his body from the relentless assault. However, it was useless. A kick went through and bashed his face. Not even caring that he was smoke. He surrounded her with smoke to cloud her vision so his attacks would hit, however she accurately pinpointed the location of his body and bashed his face with her foot again and again and again. Sora was yet another monster of physical strength, observation, and armament. The chef of the Straw Hats. She was one of the strongest warriors of the crew and she was unstoppable.
"I don't really like to fight young ladies such as yourself. And with Sora-san here, I'm afraid I can't even hurt you. Yohoho." Brook evaded every single one of her strikes. Brook had no experience with Haki, and she had, yet she was still losing miserably. That was because Brook was the superior fighter without the need of Haki. If that fact hadn't ground the shattered pieces of her pride into an unrecognizable paste, then she didn't know what. He then stretched back and used his cane to block her attacks and then in the ultimate humiliation of a swordsman, he made her trip with his cane. A fast hit to the back of her ankle and she tripped in the snow.
She was already tired from fighting Law, now this.
Usopp planted a lot of traps that weren't lethal and just watched the soldiers bounce off the woodland traps he cooked up with his pop green seeds. Out of the pan and into the fire, these soldiers did not have any respite. Coward as he may be, Usopp stepped up when it mattered and if it was to teach a lesson to these marines, then he would. The Government once kidnapped Robin, I don't like the Navy anymore than Luffy does, but we know these people. Usopp watched Brook and Sora, dismantle both the swordswoman and Smoker. We owe them for Alabasta, this is just a demonstration that the Straw Hats are vastly superior now. These marines need to get out of here and away from Luffy at all costs.
Smoker rushed in with thousands of fists, all coated in Haki, around a storm of smoke. He was tired of his loss to Law, but that was no excuse. Sora looked bored and then lifted up her leg. She matched all of the fists with her own kicks. The only limitation was that she used only one leg. She matched every single fist from Smoker with her own attack and the result was something that made him despair. She had broken his knuckles and they were shifted out of pace; He silently screamed in pain as he looked at his misshapen hands. Sora arrived near him and then kicked him three times, once in the abdomen, lifting him up from the ground. Once he fell, she kicked him in the nose and then she kicked him in his teeth.
He bounced off the snow and tried lifting himself up from the ground, but he felt it. His ribs were out of place, even after applying armament to protect himself. His nose was spurting blood continuously, it was broken. And a few of his wisdom teeth had cracked.
The blood ran down to his cheeks and reached his chest. Staining his body. Smoker had lost, he had lost to a crewmate of Straw Hat. He couldn't even clench his fists because his knuckles were out of place and they hurt really bad.
All around him were his marines, defeated on the ground, tired and breathing hard. Tashigi could barely swing her sword anymore. The Skeleton was just playing with her and mocking her at this point. And then the Skeleton just picked up a bow and his violin and lulled her to sleep. She fell in the snow after that. Completely out of it. She woke up instantly but she felt her sore muscles, she could barely stand anymore. Facing the Straw Hats so soon after losing to Law was a big mistake, now they were at their mercy.
"I could have killed you with every kick I connected. I held back my strength considerably. This is the last warning, leave this island. Luffy is here and he is 1000x more powerful than I am. My Captain can kill you with both his hands and legs tied behind his back. He can kill you in an instant, no matter how powerful you think you are. Remember that. Don't meet Luffy."
Sora picked up the Mini-Merry and she went her jolly way, with Brook and Usopp following behind. All the while she left the marines defeated and with their feelings of pride shattered into oblivion.
The Straw Hats that were here with the children were Nami, Chopper, Franky, and now Zoro. Law had reached an agreement with them. Now he was detailing who exactly was behind this island and why.
"They produce something called SAD here. My objective since the beginning was to destroy the operations happening on this island."
The SAD product was manufactured by one man only. His name was Caesar Clown, a scientist with Logia powers over Gas. He controlled all types of gas and was a master in chemistry and biology. He was the one behind the 'ventures' on this island. Caesar was intimately tied with someone way bigger on the underground scene. Joker was the household name of the underworld. The Black Market's savior, and the one son-of-a-bitch behind this whole deal. Joker, in collusion with Caesar, utilized the sad to produce SMILE, an artificial devil fruit that gave its users Zoan powers.
"But why are they producing these fruits en mass?" Nami asked.
"Think about it, destroy the operation, and we get a shot at taking down an Emperor." Law proposed his alliance.
"You'll have to pass it to Luffy. We don't get to decide on alliances. All that matters is his opinion in the end." Zoro said while cleaning his sword.
"Yeah, I'll do just that."
For now, they were friendly at the very least. Law had reached an understanding with these Straw Hats and it would help him get in a better word with the Captain of the Straw Hat crew. He could see the woman turning the gears on her head. She seemed to be thinking deeper about this whole alliance. They would have to go against an Emperor in quite the shadow operative way, but it was worth it. Zoro on the other hand wanted a shot at taking down an emperor. However, he still would stand by and wait for the captain's decision. Either way, the day where they would face one Emperor in battle would draw closer no matter what.
The children kept to themselves, but now they were acting a bit strange. They were scratching their arms and were quite antsy for some reason.
"Hey, doctor, where is the candy?" Mocha asked with a bit of anxiety and a needy voice. Chopper looked to stare at them. And then Law stared at them as well. Their eyes kept contracting and they kept scratching under their chins and on their arms. Some scratched their legs a bit. There was a lot of anxiety and a lot of perspiration on their skin, despite the cold weather and warm clothes. The children were turning their heads to stare at the snow, and at the entrance of the lab.
"Hey hey, where is the candy?"
Chopper and Law somewhat understood what was happening here,. and they could only pale. Symptoms of drug withdrawal. And quite severe. These children were addicts wanting for more. There was no difference between them and a chain smoker without a pack for more consumption. Law was not told about this. Nami had no idea of what was happening.
"Oh, no we need to restrain them. We need some sedatives now." Chopper whispered to his crew.
"Hey, Hey, can you bring the candy already?"
Law grit his teeth. Law really didn't know about this. What things were passing by his mind at this very moment?
The children all had tired eyes and the big ones clenched their fists. The bigger ones were ready to fight it seems. Even Mocha, though she was trying to get control over herself.
"Seems like we don't have time to find some sedatives. The old way will do." Zoro pulled a sword towards his empty hand, still in its sheath.
"Franky, help Zoro please," Nami said, with her eyes shadowed.
"Y—Yeah," Franky stepped forward. Not used to the navigator being so dark.
"We've been asking you, where is the candy?" The army of children surrounded them.
Law also stepped forward, with his fluffy hat covering his eyes. However, his jaw was still painfully tight.
X❖X
Robin worked her mind and started to think about their situation. There was that terrible snow avalanche and then the snow started following them inside of the cave.
"It seems there is someone else behind all of this. Someone who was the leader of both the centaurs and the dragon we saw. And whatever it is, is attacking us."
"Yes, I can sense a presence briefly, though whatever it is, it's keeping right outside where I can detect. Whatever it is, it has some keen instincts. Someone is controlling the snow. Seems like a repeat of Aokiji, really." Luffy commented.
"Well, whatever it is, is quite scared of you Captain. Perhaps it's the harpy lady you were mentioning earlier?"
"Then that makes much more sense. She witnessed that I had Observation Haki. Now she's keeping quite a safe distance and quite a low profile. With so many presences making a ruckus, her already weak presence gets muddled."
"So these half-humans are not Zoan types. they are probably more like modified humans more than anything."
"Strange, yes, they are not Zoan types. I am one of them so I can know the difference now that some time has passed."
Robin detailed more information that was quite pertinent. This land was used by the Government previously, so It stands to reason that the leaders of this place had past ties. Finding an island in the middle of the New World without any sort of direction was hard. And this island had its magnetic field blasted apart.
This island could not be found normally. Not at all. Punk Hazard was that hard to find for people not in on the secret.
It was pure luck the Straw Hats were able to find their way onto this island. there was quite a lot of effort to hide the presence of this place. Robin most likely surmised this and was sued as the duel between Aokiji and Akainu they heard from Jimbei. it made total sense why the climate of this island was like this now. A fiery and snowy island. With both extremely different climates. A feat that could only be achieved by monsters such as the Admirals of the Navy.
Then, perhaps there was someone else that was connected and had experience with biological research. He had the expertise to manufacture these half-humans and half-beasts for whatever reason. A scientist that previously worked with the government,
"I spent some time with the revolutionary army and there is a name that goes around in the underground circles, his name is Caesar Clown," Robin smirked and folded her arms. She was quite smart, much more than him, he was mostly just listening to the information passed on from her beautiful lips. Robin was in the care of the revolutionaries for those two years and she was quite privy to the information of the underground personalities. Those who worked on the black-market were known to her. And with that knowledge. Caesar Clown would be the obvious choice. He was a reject from the World Government and picked up by underground circles to use his expertise with the reward of money and protection.
Caesar Clown, quite the name. He was an expert in chemistry and biology to an extreme extent. Rumors had it, he worked on chemical weapons and manufactured ingredients for a famous product running on the underground in recent years. The man worked on the ingredient for SMILE. However, Robin didn't know what SMILE was or why it was such a highly valued product.
"In any case, we need to leave this icy cave. However, we are currently blocked by all sides with snow. Quite the pickle Luffy. We need to do something about the harpy lady that's pursuing us so relentlessly."
Robin spoke about the lady of the snow with the legs of a bird and wings instead of arms.
"Speak of the devil and she appears," Luffy commented with a wry smile.
After what Luffy had said, waves of snow invaded their little quiet place, it fell on the ground near the exit. And from the snow, sculptures were formed. Monsters made out of snow started amalgamating the inside. And then the mysterious avalanche started filling the cave again. Like some sort of live animal. The harpy lady was trying to suffocate them inside the case. Quite the crafty woman. The harpy lady knew she had to chance against Luffy and tried to use these methods to snuff out their lives.
No worries. Luffy was incredibly strong. Even with snow rushing in from all sides, sculptures with sharp teeth, and other assortments, everything was fine. Luffy had a confident smirk that everything was going just fine. Luffy's will was unsurpassed and he was quite amazed that a little harpy lady had such courage to actually push him into a corner. Luffy was a God who had powers over heaven and powers over exponentials.
"If she thinks she can handle me all by her lonesome, then she got another thing coming." Luffy smacked Robin in the ass with a smile. Robin just laughed.
Luffy smashed his fist on the two rubies on his arm. Two bracelets around his biceps were unleashed, leaving the third one still intact. Luffy had three restraining bracelets tight around his arm and he had unleashed two of them. they exploded outward. Being blasted by lightning itself. However this time, the power over heaven was going to take a back seat. this time, he would wield the power over exponential in creative ways.
Creative how?
Well, his power dealt with the intangible aspects of reality, something that was more metaphysical and not concrete. Of course, he could control the physical world just as much, he could exponentially increase velocities, increase gravity, and more. But the true shine came with metaphysical manipulation. Elements and concepts that don't exist in physics but the mind can clearly perceive.
Luffy was a man with the power over exponentials, what that meant in the most basic terms is that he could pick a value and exponentially increase it by values he chose. Luffy could also manipulate the end product as he wished. He exponentially increased the temperature of his surroundings instead. He protected Robin with his body, his body turned to metallic black and then he created a sun on Earth. he exponentially increased the temperature to 4400 Kelvin. And those rays of heat blasted off the top of the mountain. The mountain they were in was due east on Snowy island. So the lab was quite far off still. In any case, the sun's reach heated up the entire island and deforested everything. The water that was there, rose as cold steam. The cold steam rose up until the clouds made more thunder. It would rain soon.
The miniature sun was erased almost immediately, to not hurt Robin and she saw the result of his power. He had single-handedly turned this mountain and this icy cave into a crater. there was just a scorching ground here. And all around was a blasted crater. And in front of her was the sky and the sea. Robin could even see the Sunny on the back of the Island that was previously snowing. An incredible vista atop of the blasted off the mountain.
Then his acts of Godhood did not stop. he grasped the ground and exponentially accelerated something imaginary. Something metaphysical. Something that had no physical value in the universe.
Luffy accelerated life on this island. This foggy desert of a pleasant 80-degree temperature had its life accelerated. He accelerated this island in an imaginary way, bringing life. Luffy had essentially sped up this island to what it would look like in a million years from now. From a foggy desert that was previously covered in snow. This snowy island changed completely. Luffy with his power had created large trees from the ground. Then animals had their lives sped up, and they developed and grew and evolved for a million years. This was not normal, this was a power that humans shouldn't possess, but Luffy had done so in just a second.
Luffy accelerated life on this island for more than a million years into the future. It was incredible, it was unbelievable. A human shouldn't be able to do something so strange and weird like this. This power should be in the hand of gods, not... This couldn't be the power of a devil fruit. Devil fruits shouldn't be this powerful
Robin was with her lips closed, but she was completely shell shocked. She could hear the roars and cries of new species on this foggy jungle island he had created. Completely new species not seen anywhere else in the world. Creating a mini-sun, then accelerating life itself to this point.
This wasn't real. This couldn't be real life.
"The power over exponentials. A power that can destroy the world. One of the goddamn strongest Paramecias. Joined with the power over heaven. the god Indra, me. One of the goddamn strongest Mythical Zoans."
A power that could destroy the entire world...
If it couldn't do something like this, then the title was meaningless. This was concrete proof. Luffy was unmatched, invincible.
He was a beast of pure physical might.
He had mastery over Haki and had advanced through Supreme King's so much that he could kill people instead of knocking them out.
The devil fruit of Exponentials and the devil fruit of God. Two devil fruits, when it was not even possible to do such a thing. Not only that, two fruits that by themselves were world enders in their own right.
Luffy was a complete package of supreme monstrosity.
Unmatched, simply unmatched.
Monkey D. Dragon had a complete monster of a son.
Robin almost felt pity for their future enemies.
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She panted on the ground. her feathers were on fire, she quickly rolled on the newly formed grass to get rid of the flames. "This can't be happening. This can't be real."
She heard a roar and on the base of the mountain, a bat-like creature rushed in. Ten times as large as a crocodile it rushed through the forest like a predator. And it was looking for her. She made a sculpture of snow and evaded left. She made a blizzard of snow and then bit the creature, freezing it in its tracks. Then it screeched. Monet had no choice but to leave. She could only immobilize one of the wings and she was driven back by the most horrible and loud screech she ever heard.
The forest at the base was filled with strange creatures not seen anywhere else. Predators and prey alike suddenly surged from out of nowhere.
"This can't be true right...? That man is completely insane." Monet was panting on the ground, the screech was really really bad and almost made her organs seize in place. This island was snowy before but now it was a deep jungle with large mountain ranges all over the place. She couldn't even see the lab anymore because of the large canopy of trees all around. She couldn't fly yet because some of her feathers were burned.
She calmed her heart down and lifted herself up by her talons. She was sweating heavily as the fog set in. The island made by the powers of Aokiji wasn't even recognizable anymore. This was just a deep jungle with rivers and lakes all around. The other flaming island was still okay in the distance,. the island was still catching fire there. The lake was still cold but this was unbelievable. This wasn't the power of a human. Not anymore, this was a feat for a God.
"Who the hell is Monkey D. Luffy, the reports said he had powers over lightning. Not this."
The world at large was blind to the truth. They all assumed he had some sort of lightning powers and did not know that he had powers over exponentials. the world did not know that he had ingested two devil fruits. They were blissfully ignorant. They all thought he had some sort of logia lightning fruit. However, that was also far from the truth. He had a mythical Zoan that had powers over heaven and could control lightning. there was a massive difference in how things were perceived. Luffy wanted to keep that way so his enemies wouldn't have the advantage of knowing how his powers worked.
Monet was a woman with harpy features, she had talons for feet and she had wings for arms, with green wavy hair and a tank-top, which showed her massive cleavage. She had golden eyes with rings on them, making her gaze quite intimidating. However, right now she was but a pitiful woman retreating from the enemy she had sworn she could kill. She passed by a river with a low waterfall and started cleaning her feathers and ripping off the burned ones. Unfortunately, she was quite close to the mini-sun that Luffy had created and got burned quite badly. She was like Icarus who got too close to the sun and his wings were burned. Monet thankfully escaped with her life after such an insane attack. As a Logia with powers over snow, she was quite weak to flames and heat. Normally she would be fine if the heat was bearable, but that power was too great. The heat was too much.
Honestly, I don't know how Monkey D. Luffy and Nico Robin survived that. How strong is he, how strong is Monkey D. Luffy?
No matter, Joker is more powerful than him, he has to be.
Monet deluded herself into thinking her side was greater and more powerful. Monet deluded herself into thinking Donquixote Doflamingo was more powerful than Monkey D. Luffy. Soon she would realize the futility of going up against the Captain of the Straw Hats.
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Zoro watched as the snow below him melted and vaporized into wet and cold vapor. The most was filling the lace. Then from out of nowhere, trees grew all around him, large jungle trees, then the grass surged from beneath him. Then sounds from a jungle forest started reaching his ear. As well as animal sounds, screeches, and roars uncharacteristic from any animal he knew.
Law Zoro and Franky had subdued the children, and they were now on the ground, a bit languid but now controlled. They looked like drunks, and they had symptoms of nausea, but they were better now. Unfortunately, the symptoms of withdrawal would happen again for the next few months. Law had the power to take most of the drug out of their system. However, this change in the climate made them catch their breath in surprise.
"What is happening here?" Law asked, there was sweat running down his cheek. The other flaming island was still fine, the snowy island had completely changed.
From a frigid tundra climate to a humid rainforest with giant trees.
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Sora arrived at the meeting where they were situated. She jumped across the canopy with the Mini-Merry lifted by her hands. By her side were Brook and Usopp, both were accompanying her ever since they were separated by that avalanche. Sora was as surprised as any other when the snowy island suddenly turned into a deep rainforest. She had no idea what happened, but it was fine. There was nothing the Straw Hats' couldn't handle in this world of crazy. Sora had previously beaten Smoker and the group of marines, and who knows where they were now. All she could say was this. They were warned. Luffy was on the island, if they ever met each other, death would follow.
Nami was glad that Sora was with them again. Sora was brought up to speed in their situation. They were right outside the lab, and Law was here. A man worth more than 900 million. His bounty was even greater than Captain Luffy's. However, Sora could safely say that fluffy would beat Law, no matter what. it was a simple truth; it was a matter of presence. Luffy was just too powerful to ever be actually beaten by anyone anymore. With power came an unusual trait, Luffy often let the crew do their thing and just sat back with leisure. that was quite aggravating, but if you're that powerful.
Zoro literally clenched his jaw at her sight. What a moss head. Franky was glad she protected Mini-Merry though. And she left the mini-ship in his care. He was the shipwright not her. Chopper though was more solemn. Now that she looked well, there were some restrained children. Looking quite languid, and maybe drunk. Chopper explained the situation and it made Usopp pale a bit.
Kidnapped children, on this deserted island, being experimented on and then drugged so they become addicted to the substance. A form of control, even if they escape they'll soon return wanting for more. I see.
Sora was once addicted to nicotine and smoking, but she was able to quit in these two years. She knew the pain of it all. Even today she still had the urge to pick up a pack of cigarettes a few times a day. Sora needed some other habit to control her urges and calm herself.
Being addicted is really heartbreaking.
In any case, the Straw Hats were almost in together again, only Luffy and Robin were separated. Which was a pity. Law really wanted to talk to Luffy about his plan to have his alliance. Sora also heard about the plan from them and they were enjoying the new pleasant atmosphere with the mist still settled in. However, their chat was interrupted by men in jumpsuits running off from the lab doors.
"Law, you've betrayed us! Don't you know that the Master has your heart? He is going to kill you!"
Law just smirked.
"And you children, let's go back to the biscuit playroom, master wants to give you more candies." The men pointed their rifles at them, with lee and laughter they were going to get the upper hand in this confrontation. They wanted to rile up the children, to fight the Straw Hats, and soon Law would have his heart crushed. They had the absolute advantage here. They could almost taste victory.
However that was not to be, the children were still anguid on the ground, all sedated and calm. And Law wasn't dying, he was just smirking. Master had to have had his heart crushed by now. There was no other explanation of why Law was still alive.
Then, one of them just fainted. With blood springing from the little glass cutout from their jumpsuits.
"There is not a chance I would give my own heart to him, is there?" Law spoke with a glare.
"Gah, you bastard-" One of theirs just died because his heart got crushed. However, before the jumpsuit soldiers could even fire something arrived.
A bat creature jumped out of the forest, with fur all over it, it was ten times the size of a crocodile. His jaw bit the people all around and then his powerful quills surged and stepped them all. The quills all had acidic poison and it dissolved the men with their jumpsuits and all. The acidic poison was so intense it started dissolving even the glass.
The bat creature screeched as it consumed the sludge of melted flesh it had created. And then looked at them, screeching again. So loud it rumbled their internal organs.
The children started crying frantically.
"What kind of monster is that?" Nami asked.
"I don't know, we faced a dragon earlier on but this is quite different."
"There are no reports of a creature like this in Punk Hazard," Law answered.
The bat had annihilated all of Caesar Clown's men in the entrance, and now it was looking to feast upon the Straw Hats, the children, and Law. Law, Zoro, and Sora prepared themselves. The bat creature stalked the grass and then jumped. However before it could even reach them, the bat creature was sliced in half by an unbelievably long katana. The creature had died.
The two pieces of the creature fell. And the snowflakes froze their insides. The blade was coated in frost as the silent swordswoman appeared from beneath the trees, silently walking.
"Oh no, it's her." Brook immediately recognized the long katana in her dainty hands.
"That's my body." The woman's head in Zoro spoke.
"Huh—?"
Then, silently as it arrived it lunged its sword at Law, he was not even expecting that. He avoided it, but it cut his cheek. Frost settled in the small cut and it hurt immensely.
"Oh, my body is in combat mode, it's searching for the man with the fluffy hat to kill him. You need to stop my body."
Law parried her sword as the headless body continued slashing and thrusting the long katana. Then he parried with his own blade. However, the swordswoman was unbelievably strong, she pressed him down and the earth was cracking, his foot was digging into the soil itself as she pressed Law down. The swordswoman from Wano was incredibly skilled and deadly, even without her head.
"What do I need to do to stop your body?" Zoro asked as he joined the fray.
"I can't control my body right now, just put my head back into place. Then it will stop." The woman with the purple ponytail said. Zoro picked her head off his waist.
"Hey, what are you doing?" the feminine head asked. Zoro then threw the head at the body. It flew with a scream, Zoro just smirked.
The headless body used observation, and when it felt its head being chucked into the air, it paused its attack on Law. It looked to the head and where it would fall and dove to pick it up.
Then with the head on her hands. She put the head back and took control of her body. The swordswoman of Wano.
Kikunojo of the Snow.
Kikunojo was in Punk Hazard, looking for her retainer Momonosuke. She had been ambushed when she least expected and was cut in three pieces by Law. Kikunojo's deathly frost presence washed over the people surrounding her, all waiting to see what the swordswoman would do. This woman was not a joke. Kikunojo was as strong as Zoro and Law. Sora was just watching the swordswoman with lust in her eyes.
However, now she was whole.
She picked the mask on her armor and put it over her face.
The mask of a demon.
Kikunojo's appearance was a prelude.
To the struggles they would face in the New World.