"Oh no…" Raven began to whisper to herself "C-Captain. That- That's him. Thats Murausagi! One of the Three Admirals!" She said with palpable fear in her voice, her eyes shaking as she had found out years after the fact that Murausagi, the man known as Argento was a Vice Admiral on Tovarah! He was there that day!
"He…He was there when the Buster Call happened! He was one of the Vice Admirals that called the order to begin the assault!" She said, voice quivering the likes that hadn't been heard since the Citadel…
"Captain, what do we do?" Calliope screamed as she was one of the closest to the Admiral "Do?" Murausagi asked. "Heh….Foolish pirates. Always thinking that they are the top dogs. There is nothing you can do." He said his eyes gleamed with malice towards Cali. It was such a subtle look. Something almost unassuming as it was merely a smirk and a hooded glare. But there was a feeling she felt from it that sent a chill down her spine.
"I think…We just try and fend him off. Distract him and find an opening to make a get away!" Leroy said looking to Kale, then to Noir. The two combatants nodded. "Now!" He screamed, causing all of the Crew to begin to move and do a variety of things! The Three Combatants launched forward! Raven steadied herself and began to create a wall! Eddie and Calliope going quick while Kirk began to use his Weather Magic to manipulate the humidity of the Desamare above him before whipping the staff to command all the water to begin to fall! "Meteo! Grand Shower!"
The Desamare Trees had the amount of water of entire clouds in their leaves and biological processes! Meaning that this new technique, 'Meteo', the process of controlling preexisting weather instead of creating it allowed for Kirk to force the water to begin to fall! It would give them nearly 10 minutes of heavy rainfall!
"Go! Delta X 12!" Kinjiro said, whipping his hand forward to command the harbinger to launch forward! Eyes almost ready to start glowing
"Hah…Pathetic Really." Murausagi said. From his perspective, the moment the Rain began to fall. It all froze in place. Kirks arms stopping, The Harbinger frozen in mid air. And even the voice of them all was like a slowed down doppler from his activated perception speed
A unique ability. Granted by his devil fruit, he could view and react to things at the speed of light at will. And this was then Relative to his mind. Unlike how the fighters, even strong ones, didn't view things slowed down like this. But Argento was the one who could.
"Lets get to work." He said in the 'Frozen' time. Before activating the light from his devil fruit and flew through the air. It was 'fast'. More in that it was like someone sprinting compared to walking. He was moving as fast as his perception was.
The Speed Of Light
He was unique, in that when he was in his light form, flying through the air, he had very little weight. Virtually none. This meant that there was a grace to his speed. No disturbing the rain like Leroy, Noir and Kale were as he passed by them. The rain around them in a funnel shape from the air displacing around them
He always loved the speed at which he could move. There was a reason that so many labeled him as 'The Fastest Man Alive'. Watching time move at a frozen pace. Even those that he could kill at a moments notice, sitting there. Almost peacefully like statues snapshotted in a single second extended to a near endless moment of time as long as Murausagi kept the ability activated
Pthew!
The sound reached Leroys ears moments after he saw the flash of Purple in front of him and the heat flashing against his cheek! And then Argento was gone right before his eyes! Not a single glimpse! Quicker than a blink, a snap, a crack of lighting or a flex of a muscle! But the scream that came next caused them all to stop and whirl around!
Dezzi laid in a crater! Blood coming from their mouth as Argento held Jeanne up by her neck. Even as a woman who was over six foot. She was utterly dwarfed by the hand and body of The Purple Hare! Hand easily wrapping around her neck! She moaned and groaned in pain as the sudden upheaval moved and put pressure on her wound!
"Jeanne!" Leroy shouted as he launched forward! They all attempted to assault the Admiral! "Pay Attention!" Kinjiro yelled! The Harbinger appeared next to Leroy and slammed a fist into his body to slam him into the ground! The follow through clothes lined Kale, as a back kick landed into noir! Stopping them all!
"Don't forget that I'm here too!" Kinjiro said as the Harbinger held Leroy down, Face in the slight crater near his head. Face screwed into a sneer of fury. The Harbinger raised its hand to noir and locked eyes with kale. Both glowing with laser beams ready to fire at full strength. Causing both to cease their movements! They both knew those lasers were too fast for them…
"Tisk Tisk Tisk." Argento said audibly. "Such strong pirates bringing around such a weakling. No Haki worthwhile within her. Though the same can't be said for any of you three." Argento said as he tossed Jeanne to the side and away from the crew, causing her to scream in pain as she attempted to get to an elbow "You all." He said, eyes locked on Jeanne as he walked slow "I'm surprised any of you don't have a basic idea of its fundamentals…Even one like her if forced should be able to produce an aura for a second."
"How unfortunate. Truly are behind. Too Slow…" He said as he looked to Leroy. "Take this as a Lesson, Red Sash. For running in a head time with no preparation…" He stopped in front of Jeanne. Foot raising up to step closer. He bent forward slightly, hands in his pockets as his eyes began to glow! Ready to shoot beams!
Fwoom! The Rain Dispersed almost a kilometer away in an explosion! Air forming into a sphere and blowing away the droplets for over a 50 meters around! Something Speed through the water droplets with such speed that a 'tunnel' of air formed in front as it- no he! Came to a stop!
Palm shoving up through the air! Hand glowing with electricity that was a red pink glow!
Slamming into the chin of Murausagi! Forcing his head to crane back and up into the air! Beams shooting off into the distance! Up above causing it explode a tree two stands away!
It was-
Ezekiel Hand!