One Piece: Path to Power

[2009 words]

I like it when it rains stones... make it happen.

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[At Another Battle]

[A Few Moments Prior to Sol's Strength Boost]

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Big Mom held back 2 of the 6 Capital Vices.

"Ma-Ma-Mam-MA!"

Linlin used her Napoleon in full-sword form as she clashed with Ignavi's twin swords..

Thymos was using his staff from afar, bringing down a plethora of attacks.

"Die you overgrown hag!" Gobbler roared out.

He then opened up his maw air flooded in with great speeds.

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"Boar Burst!"

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*PWOOO*

An orb of condensed and ripping winds was sent out as it raced towards the rather loosely dressed pirate.

Linlin then sent a flow of Haki to her slender arm as it shined a clean black.

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"Mama Mash!"

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She smashed her fist upon the coming attack, while she used powerful forms of Emission that broke away the very soul of the attack and Infusion tore it to shreds.

Boom!

She then suddenly leaped up into the sky as her near-29 foot frame brought down a frighting shadow.

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"Ikoku Sovereignty!"

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Big Mom then swung Napoleon in its longsword form with such force that she created a shockwave that destroyed everything in its path.

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Osca, who ate the Swipe-Swipe Fruit allowing him to swipe away certain physical qualities of an attack, jumped into action.

"Force Swipe!"

"Momentum Swipe!"

"Velocity Swipe!"

"Acceleration Swipe!"

"Jerk Swipe!"

4 streams of orange energy wrapped around the incoming slash as it slowed it down by a noticeable amount.

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Thymos in his black cloak narrowed his eyes.

*Smash!*

He smashed the foot of his staff on the ground as the red crystal embedded upon it glowed.

"You shall not pass!"

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"Great Fire Annihilation!"

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The jewel burst out in a blazing red as crimson flames blew straight towards Big Mom's attack, weakened it further.

Gobbler then jumped into the slash, his thick skin absorbed the remaining power.

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Linlin who landed on the ground just chuckled with her unique laugh.

She looked down.

Her hand suddenly shot into the ground below her.

*Grab*

She then snapped it back out, yet something in her grasp.

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"Y-You, how did you detect me!"

It was Jello - user of the Logia-like, Jelly-Jelly Fruit!

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"Ma-Ma-MAM-Ma! You can't get away!"

Her eyes then started to glow orange as black rings swirled around her pupils.

An ominous navy-blue atmosphere took over the surrounded area.

[A/N: Image]

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"NO! Jello! Get away from her!" Ignavi yelled out as he grit his teeth in frustration.

Jello was shaking as he saw the ginormous woman's eyes glaring at his very soul!

A power voice that transcended certain laws broke out as Linlin spoke.

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"Life."

"OR."

"Death!"

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Jello was unable to utter a word as his very being was screaming in fear.

Big Mom, a user of an Ultimate-Class fruit was able to tap certain laws, in this case, the Law of Souls!

She used something called 'Soul Pocus' which gave her the ability to set up a deal, a trade if you will.

2 choices are given. Life or x.

In this case, Jello can choose 'life' and stake his own lifespan in the trade or 'dead', where he would die instantly.

Yet in his state of fear, no such choices were made!

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Big Mom waited a few seconds and gave out a menacing smile.

"NO!" The other commanders yelled from that back, yet Big Mom's Conqueror's Haki was pushing them away.

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"Give me 60 years!"

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She moved her hand in a grabbing motion as Jello's mouth opened and wisps of his soul departed out.

Jello's eyes whitened out as life drained out, 60 years lost as he reached the end of his span.

*Thud*

His body fell on the cold, broken land.

[A/N Image of the lifespan steal.]

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"S-She killed Jello…!"

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Ignavi saw it from afar and grew angered, his eyes widened in pure rage. Yet a second later, they grew heavy and weak as they closed.

*Snore*

He fell asleep.

Deep snores rang out as the Thymos turned his eyes at the Sin of Sloth.

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Big Mom saw it too, "Bourgeois Ignavi… Ma-Ma-MAM-MA! They call him the strongest of you 6 clowns, The 'Sleeping Demon..."

After her words, Ignavi's eyes burst open, fully white. His mouth scrunched up in a frightening angle, a wide smile.

*Vzzzz*

He then disappeared like the wind and flashed behind the Evil Spirit.

*CLANG!*

His sword smashed upon Napoleon who shook.

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*Wooosh!*

He disappeared once more and appeared elsewhere with impossible speeds, Big Mom narrowed her eyes at his power.

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Gobbler smirked with residual anger due to Jello's death, "Ignavi has a sleeping disorder that is passed down the royal family of the Bourgeois Kingdom. A demon passed on through the heirs…,

the 'Hakuba'!"

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[A/N: Hakuba Image.]

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[Elsewhere on Glint Island]

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Silver Axe was chopping down on some of the pirates that survived as his shiny axe cut them into pieces with little difficulty.

He had just finished dealing with a pirate of 270 million berries as a giant shadow was cast upon him.

*FWOOO*

He used Soru and flashed to the distance and saw the newcomer.

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He had a ginormous body.

The lower half of an elephant and the upper body of a muscular man with golden armour.

He held a long sword in his right hand with a helmet dawned on his head. A long beard running down his chest.

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Andor, aka Silver Axe, recalled the name, "Wang Zhi - Captain of the Kingly Pirates. Bounty of 670 million berries!"

[A/N: Wang Zhi Image]

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"You are from the Rocks Pirates. WAWAWAWA! Take my sword!"

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Wang Zhi then slashed down his giant sword upon the man dawned in silver armour as the latter responded with his Haki-clad axe.

*CLANG!*

The sound of metal hitting metal broke out as the 2 weapons clashed.

With Wang Zhi's 16-foot tall frame, the strength produced with this attack was enough to send tremors through the ground below.

Yet Andor was used to larger enemies in his duels with Kaido.

He used his mastery over the axe and directed the giant sword to the side.

*SKRRR*

Sparks went off as the sword slid from the axe and onto the ground, stuck.

Andor twirled around his axe and slashed it down.

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"Silver Road!"

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An arc of silver energy slashed forth and onto Wang Zhi's chest.

*GRRRRRR*

The elephant-zoan user dug his 4 legs into the ground as blood seeped from his chest.

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"WAWAWAWA!"

"Again!"

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[Another Area Elsewhere]

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"JOHOHOHO! So many knocked-out pirates mean more treasure for me!" John cackled to himself as he continued to rob the tens of thousands of fallen pirates.

The loot was quite the haul as he looked like Santa Claus with a giant sack over his shoulders while he collected his goodies.

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"You! How dare you rob my men!"

He had a Zoan body of a tiger, growling in anger.

"I am 'Curious' George of the Monkey Pirates!"

The man roaring at John was a pirate with a bounty of 199 million berries!

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"JOHOHO! Die!"

*BANG!*

A black bullet coated with Haki shot out as it rocketed to the monkey-Zoan as he fell to the ground, dead.

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John revelled in greed as he continued to grab all forms of treasures he could put his hands on.

Yet he stopped in his tracks… his eyes widened in panic.

*Thunk!*

His sack of gold fell with a thump.

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A shadow landed in front of him.

"You are…!", John muttered as he saw the infamous attire that caused most pirates to shake in fear.

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[To Damien and Sol's Clash]

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[Pryde D. Sol's Strength: Middle Stages of High-Tier Yonko → Early Stages of Top-Tier Yonko.]

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Sol had essentially imploded upon himself, his entire being was left in broken molecules.

Yet they shook and trembled and amalgamated once more.

From the ashes of his death, he is reborn.

*SCREETH!*

The Sunbird released its proud shrill.

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*Flap* *Flap*

Sol was far stronger now, having passed into the Top-Tier of the Yonko stage, the same level as the current Roger and Garp!

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"Sohohoho! I did not expect you to push me so far," he said, floating in the air. "Show me that tenacity of yours that brought down my rival."

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Damien eyed the Overlord who had surpassed the current Shiki and Whitebeard and acted swiftly.

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"Omega Beams."

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The familiar red streaks shot out from the youth's eyes as they rocketed towards the Sunbird.

Sol simply flapped his winds in a forwards motion as the blazing winds coated with his solar flames demolished Damien's attack.

Damien, in the short 2 seconds of the attack, had already flown 700 meters in the sky where the Overlord floated another 200 meters away, Ryushi in hand.

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"Challenging me in the sky… how foolish!"

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Sol then widened his mouth as a small sun swirled in energy.

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"Solar Flare!"

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A dense and powerful beam of golden-red colour shot out from the mouth, it zoomed towards the flying Damien.

Damien extended Ryushi outwards as it converged with crimson energy.

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"Red Sun."

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A scorching red ball of pulverizing energy danced around the Sin Incarnate as he shot it at Sol's attack.

The thick beam of gold clashed with the boiling-red sun.

BOOOOOOM!

A grand explosion lit the skies as a mix of gold and red flooded the area, quite the spectacle from afar.

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Damien was now 80 meters above Sol as he executed another devastating move.

With the embrace of gravity and the acceleration of his own, he popped the sound barrier as he committed at the mythical creature.

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"Ryushi Combat Arts - Tectonic Shift!"

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A raging meteor of crimson energy arced down from the sky as Damien plunged forth with enough power to cut through this very island!

Sol felt the noticeable danger yet his pride caused him to chuckle in amusement.

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"Hallowed Dawn!"

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Sol's two wings exploded with solar energy as they extended from their span of 9 meters each to nearly 20 meters!

The wings then folded in front of the body of the Sunbird, a powerful defence.

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Damien's Ryushi trembled with impatience as it collided with the wall of flames with enough force to level mountains.

BOOOOOOOOM!

The noise generated from the clash was enough to shake the destroyed ground nearly a kilometer below them.

Ryushi's crimson energy blended with Damien's Emission and Infusion was an incredible mix, yet in the face of Top-Tier Yonko with similar Haki levels, it simply wasn't enough.

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BOOM!

Another explosion sounded out as Ryushi slowly lost its momentum, it desperately continued its charge yet the flames ravaged it all to naught.

"Not enough!" Damien gritted his teeth.

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Sol wings then shot open like 2 gates as Ryushi, alongside Damien, was shot away like a meteor with absurd speed.

*Crash!*

Damien was nailed down into Glint Island as he cracked the surface. This region of the island split in half as Ryushi fell nearby.

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*Flap* *Flap*

Sol landed on the ground, 30 meters away.

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Damien slowly got up from the ground, his skin was slightly bloodied yet all his bones held and his muscles were still strong.

*Ptui*

He spat out a wad of blood as he found his way to his feet.

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Sol did not wait,

"Solar Flare!"

Another sky-splitting beam of energy shot out from the bird's mouth as it raced parallel to the ground.

Damien reached his hand out, Ryushi flew towards it.

He was about to attack back but something unexpected happened...

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"The Starry Night!"

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A Haki-clad saber clashed upon the beam as silver sword energy sprang out with great momentum.

*Skreeee!*

The beam of light paused in the air as a thin line could be seen in between.

Boom!

The attack fizzled out as Sol's Solar Flare was cut in half!

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*Thud*

A shadow landed on Damien's side, the shine of a powerful blade was apparent alongside it.

"Young man, will you let me join in as well?"

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Damien raised an eyebrow in interest, "You are… Rayleigh."

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The man wore circular glasses and had slicked-back golden hair.

A simple attire with his chest exposed.

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Rayleigh smiled at the younger pirate, "You have grown a lot since our first encounter at Borealis' auction."

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Author's Corner:

I'm a fan of Rayleigh. Cool guy, no DF and still able to stand by the side of the Pirate King as his 'right hand.'

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