Polo, The Monkey King zipped forward through the Air. A Cloud beneath his feet allowing him to fly at a speed of over 108,000 li in a mere second! But He had to go faster if he wanted to attempt and intercept the Purple Admiral!
Kicking the air hard! An enormous meteoric shock wave formed as he then produced more clouds to shoot him up to over 300,000,000 miles per hour! And suddenly appearing in front of Murausagi! His hand in the air as from the golden fur a solid pillar of red and gold formed! A Pole!
No…A Staff!
"Ryui: Bang!" He screamed as he slammed the weapon known as 'Golden Rod' into the the solid blackened forearm of that glowed with a strange aura and crackling energy of the Admirals Forearm "A Firstmate…Really Trying to go toe to toe with an Admiral…Maybe if it was one on one you'd have a chance…"
Suddenly, Murausagi Disappeared and rematerialized behind The Monkey God! "But I'm done with you…For now!" He screamed as he slammed a fist into the back of the First Commander at the speed of light! Causing the Amber form to zip through the air like comet through a building in the City.
"Hng…" Polo, now in his human form, had blood flowing down his face as he looked to Redbeard through the rubble. Watching as Murausagi retreated back to the Scaffold.
"Pops…Hargh.." He groaned. 'His sickness is stopping him from engaging. But the Admirals and aren't in play either…He needs to measure every ounce of power. Because with out that medicine. And how weak he's become. Any amount of strength he uses past his limit, shortens his lifespan and puts him at risk of Heart Attack or Stroke!'
"Well well…If it isn't Polo The Monkey King…" A Voice Spoke before suddenly slamming a knee into his face! Shooting him through another group of buildings! It was the Vice Admiral, Sardonyx. One of the very men that had been at the Buster Call and Destruction of the Island Tovara!
"You all!" Muromachi Commanded. Catching the Attention of the Marshals "Go! Stop them from making it to the next part of the Island!" He commanded. Only for most of them to ignore the command…
"Hah…" Hannibal Sighed out of boredom. "Might as well put that old man to the test…See if this is all worth time yet…" He unsheaths his sword Orion from behind his back. The massive long swords heft weighs in his hand effortlessly as he holds it up. Pointing the tip of the blade to the area where Red Beard was Kilometers away…
"What are you doing…?" De Leon asked. Leaning forward on the stone half wall the split the stair case into multiple paths, known as a newel or plinth. The platform they all stood on was staggered in an artistic sense and served well as seats for them all.
"Simple…I am measuring the 'Distance' between us…And that Man." Hannibal thought to himself 'The mans strength seems to have waned. I can sense it. Or suppressing his Haki. But if he is indeed weaker beyond just the waning of age from the time of Roger…It is a tight lipped secret indeed'
He took a short measured breath. And then his blade began to radiate with a dark purple glow! Then another glow of what seemed to be a lighter hue was like fire across the blade. Coming from that glow was thick Red and Black bolts of energy!
Barbary and De Leon looked at the energy with Fascination. It seemed far more advanced then anything they knew…
Raising the blade into the Sky, Hannibal brought it down with immense speed and strength that seemed to not take any effort in the slightest! What formed in front of the tip and shot out across the battlefield with astonishing power and momentum was a Blade formed of wind! But it glowed and crackled with an intense aura and energy!
Redbeard tightened his hand as he watched the blade of consensed air sliced clean through the ground and fly straight towards him!
He needed to gauge rather to block it, Avoid it…or…
But before he could think about what to do. An Answer already arrived! It was Rowdy Row! He'd leaped in front of the blade, raising his arms up into an improvised block! And allowed the slicing wind to slam into him! Blood shot out around as all of the energy absorbed into him!
"Grah!" Blood Spilled from his mouth as he slammed a foot into the ground. Steading himself! Steam and a haze of energy began to rise from his body and the blackened and bleeding form. But for his entire silhouette to have change drastically!
The Zuki Zuki No Mi. The Pain Pain Fruit! It allowed for Rowdy Row to absorb pain and damage and convert it into strength, power, speed, and size! And the amount of damage that would've killed an Ordinary person. Or even have severely damaged Rowdy without the fruit. Now stood almost triple his own height! Though a bit disproportionate.
"Ha…Ha…Damn that hurt. But We ain't lettin anyone come close to our captain till he's ready for ya!" Rowdy Declared loudly. Hannibal on the other hand. Let out a small sigh and sheathed his sword before crossing his arms and beginning to wait. He found no joy or challenge in this War just yet. So he found it useless to waste his energy because the Fleet Admiral said so.
"What're your orders Cap'n?!" Rowdy turned to look to Redbeard. Who without a moment of Deliberation, grit his teeth and spun his Pole Axe in the air before pointing it forward!
"Family! Charge the City!" He screamed with immense emotion and command in his voice that it seemed to have a physical affect on the Pirate!s! Their spirits raised as he let out a roar!
"Charge!" Row roared along side his captain. And began to run along side the rest of the Pirates who now all were focused on moving to the straight line into the City!
Bodies pumped into one another. Marines were trampled. They ignored fighting. And made only the attempt to rampage into the city with the rest of the fleet! Some slammed their rifles into Marines, others cut and sliced them. Some were simply trampled beneath their boots as they shot up the Cracked in Half Stair Case!
"Finally. Time to show these whelps some real power!" Barbary declared. The Sparkle of the equation for Gravity to equal Zero on his person glowed in his air as he shot up through the air with immense strength and swiftness bolstered by his Math Math Fruit!
Eliza's eyes looked around the Battle Field. And her senses were open as she was looking for Leroy. Yet. Where she looked she could not see him. Though she could feel his presence somewhere nearby. With a huff. Her Split legged gold and green dress fluttered as she leapt through the air to 'Handle' the pirates.
Condent however. Was already gone. Denoted by the fact that one of his Paw Paw explosions, and the distinct glow of his Laser Eyes illuminated in the distance.
"Power…Heheh. Tsh." De Leon began "He says he'll them real 'power'. As if he's the strongest amongst us all. And yet he's relied on nothing but his business and fruit. But that not the only power in this world. Theres also the power of the Individual. The 'power' of Organization. Political. Not just Industry, Trade and Moniterially. Let alone that brutish 'Power' of his fruit and muscle that he relies on."
"No wonder my business always outshined his and Hornigolds! Aahahah!"
"He'd never be able to develop a 'Reqia'. For there is power in the spirit of the Individual. In their hearts and minds. Not just their muscles." He leaned his head back and laughed
"And thats what this whole war is about! 'Power' that people leave behind! That Legacy! The 'Power' that people as symbols can have! And the reinforcement of people through the 'Power' of their Ideals! Thats what their fighting for…" De Leon's smile never faltered as his speech came to an end. The silent chortling reverberating in his throat as the chaos continued.
"War is 'Power'!"