Maxim Rises:
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Luffy stood over Eneru on the front deck of Eneru's massive gold and wood ship known as the Ark Maxim. Eneru had just learned the hard way that Luffy's rubber was impervious to his lightning and was now acquainting himself with the wooden deck as a result.
"Go Luffy!" Nami called out as she looked on from a safe distance away. "Stop him!"
Skish! Y/N jumped back away from the battle. "I'll leave you to it, Captain."
"Uuugghhh..." Eneru groaned as he slowly pushed himself off of the deck and stood up. Woosh! Eneru launched himself backwards and landed on the thick wood railing behind him. "So it appears that you're no mere mortal."
"I'm a rubber man," Luffy confirmed.
"Sorry Eneru," Y/N called out, "Bad break. There are a lot of Devil Fruit Powers out there. Sometimes you run into someone with powers that are natural buffers to yours. It's just bad luck. You had the misfortune of enacting your plan when we were here sightseeing. If you had gone a week earlier, maybe you would've succeeded. But now you're in for the fight of your life."
"That lightning of yours, IT WON'T WORK ON ME!" Luffy exclaimed as charged across the deck towards Eneru and drew back his arm.
"Mantra..." Eneru intoned as he closed his eyes and used his other power.
"RAAAH!" Luffy grunted as he jumped off the deck and swing his fist at Eneru. Swish! Eneru spun to the side and avoided the blow. Luffy flew passed him and almost fell off the ship. "WHOA!" SHOOM! Luffy stretched his leg back out and hooked it on the railing then launched himself at Eneru and swung his other leg. "GUM... GUM... WHIP!" SHOOOM! BZZZT! Eneru's body sparked and disappeared just as Luffy's leg swung through the spot he'd been standing. BZZZT! Eneru reappeared across the deck on the railing in front of Nami. Luffy flipped and landed on his hands then shot his legs out at Eneru, "SPEAR!" SHOOOOM!
"Aw hell..." Y/N groaned as he lunged towards the railing. SKISH!
BZZZZTT! Eneru disappeared again and Luffy's feet kept going and went over the railing straight towards Nami's face.
"WAA—umph!" Nami shriek was cut off as Y/N tackled her to the ground and Luffy's feet sailed right over them.
"Stay low," Y/N warned Nami as he rolled away from her. "He's using his Mantra to predict Luffy's moves."
"Phew..." Luffy sighed in relief at not taking his Navigator's head off and retracted his legs. SHU-WHUP!
BZZZT! Eneru appeared above Luffy and hit him over the head with his gold staff. WHAP! Eneru landed on the ground then swept Luffy's legs out from under him. WHUP! Luffy was knocked up into the air and Eneru quickly followed up and smacked him with his staff again. WHAM! Luffy flew clear across the deck but Eneru jumped after him. SKISH! Eneru swung his staff and struck Luffy again. KRACK! Luffy bounced and hit the golden wall beside the throne.
"LUFFY!" Nami yelled out in alarm.
Eneru rushed in and jabbed his staff into Luffy's throat. TNK! Eneru slid his staff upward and dragged Luffy up with it so he was pinned against the gold wall at his full height.
"Don't push your luck," Eneru scolded Luffy as he lifted Luffy even higher so he was now dangling over the deck. Luffy gagged and coughed from Eneru's staff choking him. "Lightning can cause far more than electric shocks. But I don't have to tell you that, rubber man. You found out the hard way."
