One Piece: Path to Power

Chapter 28: [28] Mora Island (III)

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"Garp, how long will you sit around for?" Sengoku questioned as he saw the crossfire nail dozens of ships. 

The solid Warships could hold against such assault but the smaller ships were in grave danger. 

"Isn't it cooler for the hero to be a little late?" Garp asked. 

Sengoku began to visibly fume, much to Garp's delight. 

"Hehe, it's time!" Garp stood at the bow, took off his marine coat and jumped in the air toward the pirate ship. 

He utilized his mastery over Moonwalk to soar through the skies, rushing to the Oro Jackson.

*FWOOOO* The air was cut as a vertical slash rushed through the atmosphere. 

Sharp whistles went off from the sheer precision of the attack.

Garp paused in the sky, turned around and smashed his fist into the attack. 

*Bam!* The energy dissipated from the punch, but not before garnering Garp's attention. 

The Vice Admiral heard a relaxed voice: "You know I can't let you do that, Garp. Why don't we settle accounts elsewhere?"

It was the blond swordsman whose saber rested in his hand.

"Rayleigh, been a while," Garp chuckled. 

The Vice Captain of the Roger Pirates whispered to his side, "Gaban, protect the Oro Jackson, I'll hold Garp down for as long as I can."

Gaban soon departed, leaving Rayleigh and Garp at a standstill.

The two stared at one another, solemn smiles on both their faces. In an instant following that, both men disappeared and reappeared on the island coast. 

BOOM!

A metallic-black fist collided with a sharp, black sword. The ground cracked as the dance of blades and fists ensued.

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Sengoku shook his head in frustration.

Unlike Garp, he was much less free-spirited in his fights. 

He saw his marines being overwhelmed, even the Vice Admirals could not keep up with the constant fire from the opposite sides. "Both ships are made from treasure wood, the Rocks' is even more endurable, what a troublesome group."

Naturally, being an Admiral, just a rag-tag combination of Pirates would not force him to fear. If anything, he could easily counterattack.

Unfortunately, the battleship he was on would not hold his power, and collapse from his sheer weight, thus he had to use other means to fight.

"If Rocks and Roger are dueling, it's best for either ship to fall or flee, that way the other can be taken out…"

*Vvoosh!*

He jumped off his ship and toward the Oro Jackson, attempting to take them out all alone.

Sengoku knew that the Rocks Pirates weren't always on the same wavelength either; for every ten cannonballs they shot, at least one Rocks pirate would be either backstabbed or thrown into the marine fire.

*Pop*

The air popped as the Admiral blasted forward with great momentum, climbing the sky. 

However… *Boom!*

A black club soon graced his vision, alongside the shadow of a giant pirate. 

Sengoku was over nine feet tall, and even then, the club rushing to try and blow his face off was twice as large.

And yet the attack was effortlessly stopped by Sengoku's blackened palm.

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"Oh damn," Kaido, who had leaped from the island and into the sky, blinked and had lost his momentum, falling onto a Marine ship with a hearty wail.

*Whururu*

Sengoku had no time to think as a silver axe spun in the air, drawing shiny arcs as it shot toward the Admiral's chest, aiming for the heart.

At the same time, another young pirate appeared, floating in the air 10 meters behind him. A crimson torrent of shredding energy soon rushed toward the marine's back.

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"Utter Ruin."

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Sengoku narrowed his eyes. 

His black fist rushed out and grabbed the axe, halting its motion, the excess energy easily dispelled from the Admiral's mighty Haki.

*Fwwm* Within a second, Sengoku coated the enemy's weapon with his Armament Haki, turned around, and threw the silver axe at breathtaking speeds.

*Skreee* The red whirl of energy was cut in half as the axe spun its way through it. The difference in Haki mastery was apparent as Damien's attack was sliced apart.

Within moments, the axe found itself inches from the Sin Incarnate's chest.

Clang!

A dull gong went off as the Haki-clad weapon drilled into the young man's chest, cutting through his clothes.

However, things didn't proceed as the script demanded.

Sengoku's eyes widened at the sight of Damien grabbing the weapon and yanking it out from his upper chest.

*Drip* *Drop* A few droplets of blood fell into the sea far below, but that was it.

"What tough skin," Sengoku sighed. "With such talent, why fall into the cesspit of the Rocks Pirates?"

Damien smirked, "Who knows, maybe it's in my blood."

Sengoku snorted in return.

"You caused me a lot of trouble with what you pulled at Sabaody," Sengoku grumbled. "You know how foolish it is to pull my attention like this?"

His question earned a shrug from the bold pirate, "I know I'm no match for you, but I'm not alone."

Sengoku glanced at Silver Axe who still stood by the shore.

Kaido had hammered his frustration from the earlier failure of the marines on the ship he had crash-landed on, roaring and growling from below.

"Very well, I'll deal with the ships after locking all three of you in chains."

*Fwoo* The air howled once more as the Admiral flashed from the sky and onto the shore of Mora Island.

His intent to fight on land was clear.

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*Thud!* Three shadows arrived around Sengoku, forming a triangle around him.

 Silver Axe, Kaido, and Damien. Their thick boots dug into the grass below, sinking the atmosphere with tension and a palpable sense of wreckage.

"WORORO! An Admiral, great!" Kaido roared out.

He had been delivered a fresh Kanabo club from the Titanic's warehouse, it wasn't the first time by the looks of it.

"..." Sengoku felt the frenzied atmosphere around him but it didn't faze him whatsoever. 

Damien exhaled a heavy breath and looked at Kaido and Silver Axe before uttering, "Let's go to hell together."

The words sounded as the battle commenced. Within a second, all three pirates sent out powerful attacks.

Silver Axe twirled his weapon around, gathering energy, and rushing ahead.

Kaido raised his club.

*Crackle* Purple lightning thundered and swarmed the weapon in a violet spectacle.

He leaped off the ground, his new club ramming upon the Admiral.

Damien rushed in as well, his arm was exploding with Pulverizing energy to the point where it caught ablaze.

And just like that, a combined attack from all sides fell and graced the sole enemy.

Yet Sengoku just stood there, peering at the coming attacks. The explosive atmosphere created by the triple attack seemed to reach its climax.

The axe, club and fist were all but centimeters from crashing into the Admiral until they weren't.

*Vvooo*

An ominous breeze whistled through the coastline as the cloudy air that had been filled with dust and debris instantly became a blinding gold.

The light shot out from the marine as it began to manifest as powerful shockwaves, drumming out at a steady rate.

Silver Axe, Kaido, and Damien's attacks were all swallowed and dissolved away by the shockwaves rippling out from Sengoku.

Beyond that, their bodies were picked up off their feet and into the air, throwing them far away.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each of the three pirates was lodged into the earth under the force, drilling down with great momentum.

Sengoku now stood, from nine feet before, to around a towering 20 feet stature (~6 meters), matching Kaido in size.

The shockwaves had left the nearby terrain leveled and broken, pushed aside and wrecked by the drumming shockwaves of the transformation.

The fabled marine's entire body was glowing gold, reflecting light everywhere. His chest was open, a marine cloak dawned over his shoulder that too, magically, grew in size. 

A majestic figure of a deity!

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Soon, movements went off in the recently-made holes. Damien clawed his way out from the depression, gazing at the Admiral. 

"Human-Human Fruit – Mythical Model: Buddha," he muttered under his breath.

[Image of Sengoku the Buddha (in Discord)]

Kaido and Silver Axe had also gotten up, locking onto the marine who resembled a fictional figure.

"You would be wise to surrender," Sengoku declared. 

"..." The pirates remained silent, giving their answer. Sengoku snorted, his hand reeling in as if to attack.

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"Impact Wave!"

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His hand then slammed into the air right above the three pirates, a huge golden halo reaching and surrounding them all.

The bubble glowed bright gold and exploded into a cluster of powerful shockwaves, each building off one another to reach catastrophic levels.

[Image of the Attack (in Discord)]

The attack rattled the pirates to their very bones. The shockwaves especially are a great counter against those with tougher skin like Kaido and Damien, destroying their bodies from within.

*Fwoo* The trio retreated, blood leaking from their lips and noses.

'Those shockwaves hurt just as much as Whitebeard's earthquakes!' Damien exclaimed in his heart, stabilizing his motion.

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"Raimei Hakke!"

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The thunderous attack slammed onto the bulk of Sengoku, who simply responded with a simple punch, throwing Kaido dozens of steps away.

Silver Axe twirled his axe around his body, almost as if he was dancing.

He began slashing the air: one, six, ten, twenty, nearly two dozen air-cleaving arcs shot out at high speeds.

Boom!

Bam!

Bang!

They rained down on the Admiral without mercy.

Sengoku's arm bent up over his chest, eating the attacks with his god-like defence. However, it did give Silver Axe a moment to rush ahead, one he took by slashing at Sengoku's neck with his weapon.

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"Silver Arc!"

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A streak of bright silver fell from the sky as the words echoed out. In response, Sengoku reached out and grabbed the axe mid-air, single-handedly holding the pirate up in the sky.

The Buddha's eyes glanced elsewhere as he saw Damien raising his hand toward him.

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"Utter Ruin!"

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The attack took but a few moments to shoot out, leaving a blazing trail to the sky.

"Hmm?" Sengoku thought the attack was going to hit his chest, but his Observation saw something else.

The torrent of energy went above and onto the Admiral's arm. The destructive nature of the attack threw the limb to the side in recoil, letting Silver Axe loose.

The armoured pirate took this second opportunity, grabbing his axe and slashing at Sengoku's neck once more.

*Clang!* It was the sound of metal hitting metal.

Silver Axe's eyes hidden in his armour widened. His fabled axe which had cut apart numerous treasured blades was stopped by the enemy's skin; credited to the incredible durability of Mythical Zoans.

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"Impact Wave!"

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Silver Axe was in midair, unable to move as the glowing halo surrounded him once more.

BOOM!

The explosion went off in the sky, dawning the surrounding area with golden brilliance.

Sengoku grimaced at the sight, "Cheh!"

He saw Damien appear at the last moment and retreat with Silver Axe.

"Your mastery over the Rokushiki is both impressive and annoying!"

The Sin Incarnate had now reached a decent distance from the man, putting Silver Axe to the side.

He immediately took advantage of the range and raised both his arms.

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"Abyssal Ruin!"

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The combined flow of two currents of pulverizing energy superimposed on one another, obliterating the nearby terrain into dust and debris.

The crimson vortex was raging toward the Admiral, scarring the earth in its wake.

Sengoku didn't react much, he just slammed his golden fist into the attack, using his shockwaves to dispel it.

Boom!

The air shrieked under the collision between pulverizing energy and shockwave as the former began to fall apart.

The golden Buddha saw the red energy fizzle away but was surprised by the shadow hidden under its destructive veil.

Out of nowhere, Damien had tracked through the earlier stream of energy, using it as a curtain to get close to the Admiral.

Sengoku saw the bold pirate ball up his left hand into a fist. The familiar crimson energy once again blazed around and accumulated.

"Too slow!"

Sengoku, with his combat record, could naturally come out of a pickle even when caught off-guard.

However, something else fell upon him.

*Krrr!* He felt the air around him crackle and pop, and the ground under him shattered.

A red field grew around him, crushing onto his mass; a situation where the larger you were, the more hellish force you felt. Damien's "Desolation Zone."

It wasn't much, but it caused the Admiral to stagger for a short second. Enough to allow Damien to ram his punch into the man's gut.

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"Fury Road!"

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The burning punch was fuelled by countless streams of pulverizing energy and driven into Sengoku's stomach area.

The golden body took on a red hue as the attack went further in. Damien, however, felt great resistance.

'The thick defence of a Mythical Zoan? It's ridiculously tough, but this attack is a little more special than that…'

Damien's arm spiraled around with rings of crushing energy that spun at great speeds. The energy soon sprang on ahead and into the very body of Sengoku.

The Admiral felt the energy drill into his lower chest, the impact running through his massive body.

"Emission Haki? No, ugh!"

It knocked some air out of Sengoku and forced him to take a few steps back.

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"Crashing Thunder!"

"Silver Funeral!"

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A giant Kaido soon fell from the heavens, his club swarming with crackling thunder and brute strength. Silver Axe unloaded his attack too, slashing at Sengoku's open back.

Boom! *Rumble*

The attacks combined into a spectacular explosion alongside a giant pit, pushing Sengoku deep into the earth and eradicating a huge chunk of grassy land with it.

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The pirates jumped back as the nearby area began to collapse in on itself. The pit only grew larger and larger and was blanketed with dust and dirt.

"That ought to have done something, no?" Damien said.

Silver Axe clanked his axe on the ground, peering at the depression, "I wouldn't raise my hopes too much."

Kaido was annoyed, "That damn Admiral, it felt like hitting a block of iron!"

*Rumble* Soon, a shaking of the earth bellowed out.

A golden shadow jumped out from underneath, reaching great heights.

"You have a dangerous power, young pirate," Sengoku uttered.

The dust had settled, showcasing an almost untouched Sengoku. The only real wound the Buddha had taken was a messed-up afro and a smidge of blood on his chest.

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Damien clicked his tongue, "I guess you were right, Silver Axe, the gap in strength is a bit much."

Sengoku also heard the words, a look of irritation passing through his gaze. "You should be satisfied with this much," he said. "Unfortunately for you three, your Haki is too weak!"

The mythical deity slowly walked ahead, his sheer weight sending resounding booms to drum the lands.

He locked onto the three with a strong glare. "I take it you still want to fight? Even after all that for a drop of blood?"

Damien, alongside the other two, just went back into their battle positions, surrounding the Admiral once more.

"We can do this all day!"

To Be Continued…

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