'Damn, this is embarrassing. The concerned looks from the Seven Dwarves and Hibari, and what was that reaction from Sengoku…' Shun sighed as he thought about the skill set he was going to use against Shiki.
'I had no plan to use Haki and Arc of Time today, but… never mind all of that.'
"Oi, Shun! Just give the call. Let's fight togeth, "
Garp called out to him but, before he could finish his words,
Crack—!
One moment Garp was facing Shun's direction, his eyes never leaving him for even a second, but then…
Behind him, the sound of something cracking echoed.
To most people it would have sounded bizarre, but to someone who had fought Whitebeard many times in the past, it was instantly recognizable.
"!!"
Garp turned toward the sound but… it was already too late.
Swoosh—!
A moment ago, Golden Lion Shiki had been standing in the sky, looking down on everyone, but before anyone realized it, his position had been replaced by Shun.
The bloodied figure from moments ago now stood tall in perfect condition.
It was as if time itself had rewound only for Shun.
"Gah—!"
Now it was Shiki's turn to cough up blood, having no idea what had just happened.
Crash—!
He slammed hard into the ground.
Feeling something in his stomach, Shiki finally noticed it. A bullet had pierced through his skin, 'luckily' missing his vital organs.
'Why am I here? What is going on?!'
The crowd watching no longer had any idea what was happening. They wanted to keep watching but…
From the sky, pirate ships carrying pirates, along with islands filled with mutated giant beasts, began pouring into the Sabaody Archipelago.
A moment ago, everyone below vice admiral level had passed out from Shun's Haki, but the ones in the sky had luckily remained out of its range.
Now the mobs from Shiki's side had to fight monsters from the New World and Marine Headquarters.
'Well, except for Shiki and Law, everyone else on Shiki's crew is trash. But… I gave in to my anger for a moment and used my Haki without discrimination. It ended up knocking out Nami, Robin, Hibari, and Shakky too…'
'Well, accidents happen.'
Shun justified himself.
Meanwhile, Shiki slowly got up and began walking closer.
"Do you have an ability related to illusions?" Shiki asked, still unsure.
"That's a good guess," Shun answered honestly.
Realizing Shun was not going to explain his ability like an idiot, Shiki suddenly released his Conqueror's Haki to clash against Shun's sinister dark blue Haki.
The clash of Conqueror's Haki resembled a natural disaster. The sky split apart for a moment until…
Shiki's Haki shattered.
'He put up more of a fight than I expected in that clash. It's not exactly something to brag about but, among Conqueror's Haki users, I might be the strongest Haki wielder. Meaning I might also be the most delusional one. Since it's a power based on will, with my background, even if Imu was a god, I wouldn't lose in a battle of wills.'
"You were very strong. I probably would have had a hard time defeating you if I hadn't used most of my abilities."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"So, I won't hold back anymore."
The moment Shun finished speaking, his appearance began turning completely white.
His clothes, his already white hair, all became even whiter. But the most striking change was the pair of white wings that appeared on his back.
Along with the transformation came a noticeable shift in his aura. The already unbearable sinister Haki turned pure white, and the pressure became even denser.
With every passing second, the terrain around him, the poor Archipelago, slowly crumbled apart.
And then, a second later, it restored itself.
Shun was constantly using Arc of Time's restoration without restraint, creating the bizarre sight of the Archipelago endlessly being destroyed and repaired.
"Hm? Is that some kind of Mythical Zoan ability?" Shiki asked, still remaining calm despite the overwhelming pressure.
"Yes, it's the Mythical Zoan, Fairy Fairy Fruit, Model: Fairy God," Shun replied while feeling the change in his power.
"I don't want to sound like a chuuni but… it's been a long time since I unleashed this power…"
The people fighting in the sky, along with the few still conscious on land, all turned their attention toward the two of them.
Animals and humans alike, nobody cared about fighting anymore at that moment.
Everyone felt the battle was about to be decided.
But to their disappointment, Shun created a separate space that confined only the two of them.
"Territory."
Now, Shiki and Shun were trapped inside a giant paw-shaped bubble mixed with Fairy Sphere.
'This time I didn't add any rules, so Word Magic wasn't needed. Also, this Fairy Sphere is much weaker than the real one. Even I need around ten seconds to cast the true version.'
After materializing the Territory, Shun used Light Magic to block the view from outside.
"What is this?" Shiki asked as he looked around the strange space.
"Zanpa!"
Shiki shouted and unleashed a barrage of flying slashes from his leg but…
POP—!
To his surprise, every slash was reflected straight back at him.
"You could say this is the awakened form of the Paw-Paw Fruit. Nothing can destroy this space," Shun explained calmly, his earlier anger already gone.
"Then I just have to kill you, right?" Shiki grinned wildly despite his injuries and rushed forward to attack.
Swoosh—!
Shiki slashed with the sword attached to his leg.
Shun met the attack with his paw.
POP—!
Shiki tried using the same attack that had nearly torn off Shun's arm earlier. But now, with Shun using Haki, the most he could do was push Shun back slightly before losing all effect.
'It's true what they say, Haki triumphs over everything.'
'I don't like using Haki often while fighting because it makes battles more boring than they already are.'
——
Pant! Pant!
Twenty minutes had passed since the two began clashing.
With Shiki's combat experience, despite Shun repelling most of his attacks, he still managed to find an opening once every ten exchanges. During those moments he would injure Shun, but less than a second later, Shun would revert himself back to a healthy state.
"Such an arrogant fighting style. Aren't you worried about running out of energy?" Shiki asked, not out of concern but to determine whether Shun was nearing his limit.
As far as he could tell, the terrain of the Archipelago had been restoring itself nonstop for twenty minutes.
'He should be close to exhausting himself,' Shiki guessed while panting heavily. He was already old, yet he had been forced into a battle of stamina.
"Yes, if you keep this up for another five years straight, I might run out of energy," Shun replied without exaggeration, though his answer only irritated Shiki further.
'Well, what can I say? It's basically infinite magic power mode.'
"You were strong, probably the strongest pirate alive right now. Even stronger than the Yonko," Shun praised honestly.
"Huh? Why are you suddenly stating the obvious?" Shiki replied arrogantly despite his exhaustion.
"So… now it's my turn to attack."
"!"
After saying that, Shun tore away the sleeve covering his right arm, revealing a strange tattoo on his forearm.
The next moment…
The black Fairy Tail guild emblem suddenly turned bright red.
"Gather!"
Shun skipped the full chant but, the moment he spoke, an enormous amount of magic power gathered into the shape of a massive ring.
Before Shiki realized what was happening, his body was trapped at the center of the giant ring.
"I can't move my body!!"
Though shocked for only a moment, Shiki immediately reinforced himself with Haki.
"Fairy Glitter!"
BOOOOOM—!!
A massive explosion of light erupted inside the Territory.
Although Shun had hidden the inside with Light Magic, everyone outside could still feel the sheer intensity of the battle taking place within.
——
The moment the inside of the Territory became obscured by Shun, both sides resumed fighting.
Though honestly, it was hardly a fight.
Shiki's crew was trash after all.
"Gomu Gomu no…!"
A loud voice joined the battlefield before anyone noticed.
"Fire Fist!"
"Dragon's Claw!"
While Shun fought Shiki, the three brothers had reunited.
The three fought with red eyes, as if they had just finished a tearful reunion.
They wanted to talk properly but, with the battle still raging, they could not ignore it. After all, Shun had saved them during the Marineford War.
But…
"You brats!"
Garp already had two headaches to deal with, and now the third grandson was alive and also part of the Revolutionary Army…
"Ah! Grandpa?! What are you doing here?"
"That's what I want to ask you!"
Garp clenched his fist.
"R-Run!!" x3
Perhaps it was muscle memory. The three brothers did not even consider fighting back and instead immediately rushed toward Luffy's ship to escape.
Soon after, Luffy's ship, carrying all sorts of weird people, successfully escaped from Garp using Coup de Burst.
Marco, Koala, Ace, Sabo, and… Law somehow all ended up aboard the Thousand Sunny.
"Trau, what are you doing here?" Luffy asked, still grinning happily after reuniting with his brothers.
"To escape. Sorry but let me stay here until the next island," Law answered, sweating nervously.
"I thought you joined that lion guy's crew?" Luffy asked.
"No, he blackmailed me. I thought he might actually have a chance against that honorary admiral, so I stayed and fought. But… after seeing that last scene, he's finished. I'm getting out of here. Luckily, those little monsters ignored me for some reason…"
After hearing Law speak such a long sentence, Luffy suddenly remembered something.
"Ah!! I just remembered! I went there to ask Shun to turn Sanji back to normal…"
Hearing this, Sanji, now a woman, looked utterly devastated.
He had heard Luffy was friends with that crazy guy, so he thought there was still hope but…
Luffy patted Sanji on the shoulder.
"I guess there's only one way left."
"?"
"Just dress like a man," Luffy said with a thumbs-up.
——
Back to Shun's POV.
The Seven Dwarves and the others remaining at Grove 13 occasionally glanced toward the giant paw-shaped bubble.
What they did not realize was that while they were staring at the bubble, the bubble was staring back at them.
If someone looked closely enough, they would notice a tiny peephole just large enough for Shun's eye.
"Those kids… aren't they a bit too strong?" Shun muttered to himself.
The seven Seraphim never fought a single opponent for more than three seconds. One hit was enough for their enemies to lose, or die if unlucky.
"I underestimated them again, huh?"
Drip… drip…
While Shun peeked outside, something dripped behind him.
Blood.
After being trapped by Fairy Glitter, an attack formed as a massive ring, Shiki's torso had been caught directly in the center of it.
The attack had bisected him diagonally from the shoulder down through his torso, separating his upper body from his lower half.
His upper body lay collapsed on the ground while his lower half remained standing.
Blood pooled around him.
His face was frozen in utter disbelief.