Zoro had already launched himself skyward.
His eyes—sharp as blades—now burned with a near-mad crimson glow.
The three swords in his hands seemed alive.
Jet-black Armament Haki coated every inch of steel—
And along the edges, a thin layer of violent, purple-black lightning-fire flickered, hissing like something demonic.
Midair—
Zoro twisted.
Three blades became one.
A single, colossal slash.
The surrounding air was vacuumed away in an instant.
Kizaru, still being blasted backward, condensed another blade of light—
Ama no Murakumo forming in his grasp.
CLANG!!!
Light and darkness collided—
And exploded.
A blinding white flash mixed with violent purple-black sword energy, erupting outward.
The shockwave swept down—
Reducing the already shattered plaza to dust.
The ground sank several meters.
Zoro landed steadily.
But his trembling grip told the truth—
That clash had cost him.
"…His breathing… hasn't changed at all?"
He stared forward.
Dust cleared.
Kizaru stood there—
Calm.
Untouched.
Only faint wrinkles on his suit.
"That's an Admiral for you…"
Ronan stepped beside Monkey D. Luffy, expression heavy.
"Listen carefully."
His spear crackled with lightning again.
"Our 'Indestructible Body' can tank his attacks—but only at the cost of massive energy drain."
"The real problem is mobility."
"He's light."
"He can fight from the sky anytime."
"And we…"
"…are stuck on the ground."
That was the truth.
If Kizaru chose distance—
They couldn't touch him.
"Terrifying teamwork."
Kizaru hovered above, tone no longer playful.
"If I want to capture you… I'll need to prepare for a long battle."
Then—
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
The sky shook.
Like invisible drums being struck in midair.
Luffy looked up—
Grinning.
"That's Sanji! He's here!!"
High above—
A black figure stepped through the sky itself.
Each step—
A burst of compressed air.
White rings forming under his feet.
Descending in a perfect arc—
Sanji arrived.
Zoro blinked.
"…Since when can that idiot fly?"
"Not flying."
Ronan's eyes gleamed.
"Geppo. Sky Walk."
Kizaru adjusted his glasses slightly.
"…Geppo, huh? Then Spandam is already dealt with."
Sanji lit a cigarette midair.
Flame flickering in the wind.
"Luffy. Ronan."
"Sorry I'm late. Cleanup took a bit."
He exhaled smoke—
Then smiled.
"The sky… I'll handle it."
Below—
Nami stood among the ruins, hair whipping in the storm.
"Where's Robin?"
"They're coming."
Sanji's feet tapped the air—
White rings forming endlessly.
The final weakness—
Gone.
The crew now had control of the sky.
For the first time—
Kizaru's expression turned serious.
Because this changed everything.
"Oh my… that's troublesome."
His voice appeared above Sanji—
Before his body did.
Light condensed.
"Light-speed kick."
No warning.
No delay.
A golden foot—
Struck Sanji square in the chest.
BOOM!!!
A shockwave exploded midair.
Sanji became a meteor—
Crashing into the ground.
A fifty-meter crater erupted instantly.
But—
One second.
That's all it took.
A black blur burst from the dust.
Sanji rose again—
Kicking the air, ascending like lightning itself.
"Not done yet, old man!"
"Diable Jambe—Thunderfire Kick!"
His leg—
Wrapped in flame and lightning—
Smashed into Kizaru's raised light blade.
BOOM!!
Fire.
Lightning.
Light.
All collided.
Thunder roared across the sky.
Kizaru felt it—
The force.
"…Are all of you monsters?"
Below—
Nami's eyes sharpened.
"Now."
Her golden ring ignited.
Two spheres spun rapidly at her fingertips.
"Super Electromagnetic Cannon—Type II!"
A beam—
Brighter than the sun—
Shot upward.
Air ionized instantly.
A vacuum trail carved through the sky.
Kizaru reacted—
Hands spreading.
A golden laser formed.
BOOM!!!!
Light and electricity collided.
The world—
Turned white.
For a moment—
Everything disappeared.
Even the waterfall—
Stopped flowing.
Three seconds.
That's how long the force held it back.
When vision returned—
Kizaru hovered.
"…That's quite the attack, little girl."
"Trying to kill me?"
Nami wiped sweat from her brow.
And smiled.
A trap already sprung.
"Look above you."
Kizaru looked up.
And for the first time—
The eternal daylight of Enies Lobby—
Was gone.
In its place—
A massive storm.
Dark clouds churned violently—
Lightning coiling within them like serpents.
This wasn't natural.
It was built.
Quietly.
During the clash.
An entire thundercloud—
Charged by electromagnetic force.
Kizaru moved—
Too late.
Before he could use Yata no Kagami—
The sky split open.
A colossal pillar of lightning—
Fell.
Judgment itself.
"RAAAAAAA—THUNDER!!!"
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