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Defeat katalu part 3

They'd known he was coming. After the news came that Kaido had fallen and Blackbeard had fled, there had been no doubt in any of their minds.

They knew he'd be strong. He'd have to be, after defeating a beast like Kaido.

But none of them could have known just how strong he'd be.

Big Mom's unconscious body had created a massive furrow in the ground from where it had landed, tearing up the landscape for nearly half a mile. The trail of carnage ended at the newly-rebuilt and now newly-wrecked Whole Cake Chateau, and judging by the enormous chunk that had been smashed out of it, Big Mom had hit it head-on.

The sounds of fighting were far away, but slowly coming closer. When Strawhat's ship had first been sighted on their western border, their matriarch had been overcome with blood-fury, immediately flying out to face him herself. She hadn't listened to their warnings, hadn't even paused to take Perospero with her as she usually did.

She'd paid the price for it now. The Charlotte siblings were all gathered around her, their sense of absolute shock only diluted by rising fear as Strawhat's forces drew ever nearer.

Totland was surrounded by his fleet. Strawhat's numbers were no match for theirs, a mere several thousand to their almost hundred thousand, but every pirate in his army was a strong, seasoned veteran. In contrast, a vast majority of their fighters were homies, and with Big Mom out of the count they were worse than useless.

Katakuri had been the last to arrive, having come from his domain far to the east. He stood with his brothers and sisters, looking down at the unconscious body of the woman that had been an undefeatable presence in their lives since before many of them could remember.

His siblings looked to him for guidance. As the next strongest member of the family, he was their best hope of defense. They remembered how Luffy had barely escaped him with his life before, jumping out of the mirror more dead than alive and only surviving with the help of his crewmates.

Even if Big Mom had failed, they could still rely on him, the one who had always stood between them and danger. He was their rock, their unyielding trump card, the one who'd never lost and never would.

Another building toppled on the western shore of the island, dust cloud rising as it was first slashed to pieces then charred and pummeled. Luffy clearly wasn't satisfied with just the defeat of an emperor, his commanders clearing the way for him to advance ever further to his true goal.

"I'm coming for you!" Luffy roared in the distance. "Katakuri!"

"Well," Katakuri said, facing his siblings with his arms crossed and his feet planted, an air of absolute finality in his voice. "We're fucked."