Monster versus Demon:
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Luffy walked over to the other spectators then sat down in front of them and waited for the fight to start. His brother and first mate had turned out to be the notorious murderer from the Grand Line, 'the Demon' Red Eye and he was now facing off with 'Saw Tooth' Arlong.
"Heh-heh-heh, at least that's out of the way," Y/N laughed. "I can't wait."
"Can't wait for what?" Arlong challenged.
"To see the look on your face right before I kill you," Rick explained. "When this is over, I'll be standing over you and you will be begging me for mercy. Heh-heh-heh... and being the heartless killer that I am... I WON'T BE ABLE TO GRANT IT!"
"Even if it were possible for a human to defeat me, you don't stand a chance," Arlong growled.
"Funny," Red Eye replied, "that's what the fishmen you sent after me were thinking before I killed them. Let's see if you fair any better than them."
"So what's with Y/N's eye? Why's it all red and stuff? Did he get water in it?" asked Luffy as he stared at the pirate and the fishman in front of him.
"Johnny and Yosaku were actually just explaining that," Zoro replied.
"Say your prayers, human!" Arlong snarled as he charged at Rick.
Rick stood still and cocked his head to the side, "Prayers?" he repeated, "Do I look like I'm gonna regret gutting you?"
"DIE!" Arlong yelled as he swung his webbed fist at Rick's head.
SWOOOSH! But Rick ducked it then lunged forward and swung his good arm at Arlong's stomach, "RED EYE... PUNCH!" Without even making contact Arlong went flying backwards, but this time Arlong managed to stop himself and didn't slam into a wall.
"How'd he do that?" asked Luffy. "He didn't even touch him and that fish guy went flying!"
"Those are the terrifying powers that Red Eye has at his disposal," Johnny tried to explain.
"I'm not talking about that Red Eye guy," said Luffy. "I'm talking about Y/N. Didn't you see him send the fish-guy flying? How'd he do that?"
"Brother Luffy... Brother Y/N is Red Eye," Yosaku explained.
"No he isn't!" Nami argued. Y/N was calm, relaxed, honorable, and cared about other people. Not some creepy, blood-thirsty demon that killed everyone he came across.
"Then how did he do it?" pressed Luffy, who still wasn't getting the picture.
"Brother Luffy, your First Mate is 'the Demon' Red Eye," Yosaku explained. "His red eye is supposed to give him strange powers. He's killed countless pirates, bounty hunters, and marines. Even civilians! No one's seen his faced and lived. But from the looks of it, he wants to kill Arlong now."
"That's not Y/N," Usopp finally spoke up. Nami was surprised to have someone agree with her and turned to face him. Usopp explained his earlier encounter with Red Eye from last chapter. How he was getting strangled and was starting to see spots, then how a spark of life appeared in Y/N's hazel eye and he was suddenly released and sent flying to the side. "The real Y/N saved me from that one and told me to stay out of his way."
"Then it's gotta be something to do with that eye," Nami resolved. "He's completely different now, and it started when he took his eye patch off. It's like someone else is speaking through him."
"You giving up yet?" asked Rick as he stood in front of Arlong with an evil smile on his face.
"SHARK ON DARTS!" Arlong shouted before he rocketed towards Red Eye, but Rick held his arm out in front of him and Arlong suddenly stopped and floated in midair.
