An Eternal Bond

Straying Mind

Kaido and the Akazaya Samurai came plummeting to the ground, and they didn't even stop there. They came crashing through the floor.

"Well, that's probably going to be expensive to fix."

"Don't get too comfy!!" I heard two swords unsheathed behind me and they broke against my shoulders. "I read somewhere that diamond is the strongest mineral in the world." I said, rubbing my diamond shoulders. "Even against your steel weapons."

My skin turned back to normal and I held out my hand. "Room!" I made one as big as I could and saw multiple run in like fools as I unsheathed my own sword.

"Scan..." I smiled a bit, looking past my sword as I mumbled. "Shambles." And at least twenty swords appeared at my feet.

The room lowered and I sheathed my sword. "One, two, three," I practiced Haruta's footwork that he had taught me, avoiding fists and feet as soldiers tried to get to their swords, my hand touching each of their shoulders.

"Ha, you thought you were hot stuff, huh?"

"I am." All their dominant hands with their sword gripped in their fists raised at my command. "Why don't you show each other that you are as well?"

And with Doflamingo's Devil Fruit, they began to fight with each other.

"YAMATO!!"

I looked over and saw the dragon that was fighting Luffy had taken the liberty of beginning her clash with Yamato.

"Head Butt!"

"Ulti!"

"WHICH ONE IS IT!?" Luffy wrapped an arm around me and pulled me back, away from the Ulti-Head-Butt-Something person. "She's really strong, you know?"

"Well, I got that much, but—"

I was interrupted by the loud stomps coming from behind us and we were met with Big Mom running towards us, with no intention of mercy as far as I could tell.

"MUGIWARA!!"

"Aw, come on! I'm kind of busy right now!"

"You don't normally say that to a Yonko, Luffy!"

Big Mom grinned and looked down at Luffy as he stepped in front of me. "What did you come here for, Mugiwara? Don't tell me jokes about beating Kaido!" Her voice was booming, certainly looking down on us both figuratively and literally.

"No. That's not it!" Luffy answered. "It's Kaido and you and your officers and Orochi and his followers!! I CAME TO WHOOP THE LOT OF YOU! IT'S AN ALL OUT WAR!!"

"I heard that Mugiwara!" I heard Kaido's voice from deep in the pit that was made by him and the Akazaya Samurai. "Do it... I accept your challenge!" Kaido, in his dragon form, came flying to the surface with the Akazaya Samurai hanging onto his scales. "I'll show you the greatest army in the world!!"

I ran up as close as I could without being too close to Kaido. "Be careful!" I called out.

"I will, don't worry!" Izo answered, waving down to me.

I inhaled and yelled even louder, "AND WIN!!"

And they flew to the night sky. I saw a glimpse of the full moon and remembered something I had read about Minks. Sulong, a form held when a Mink looks directly at the full moon. "Good luck up there..."

I looked back at the soldiers in front of me, many of them already on the ground. I sighed and began walking forward, my hand on my sword handle. With one swift movement of my blade, they were on the ground.