Guardian of the Destined (As You Wish)

Seventeen: Knocking on Heaven's Gates; Island-Cloud Ho!

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The crew feel as if they were invading privacy as Sylvie chatted with the so-called Knight of the Sky.

"So your crew used that monstrous current?!" he asked, surprised and impressed. the tactician nodded.

"Is this your new...?" He trailed off, gesturing to Luffy and recognising the Strawhat.

"Yes and yes. I knew the other normal routes wouldn't have been so merciful. The knock-up stream was either we all make it or we all perish."

"Eeh?! This isn't a normal route?!" Nami exclaimed. She was ignored by Sylvie and Gan Fall however in favor of catching up.

"You...you're not 'God' anymore?!" She exclaimed in surprise. "Who did you give the title to, then?"

"W-wait a minute...did you just call him God?!" Usopp stuttered.

"No such thing, Usopp. If this is god, then we're in heaven. We're not dead. And I'm pretty sure that Ero-cook over there wouldn't be with us if we were."

"If anyone should go to hell, it's you, 'Demon Pirate Hunter!'"

"With all those damn thoughts in your head you should already be there, Curly!"

As the two argued, Sylvie and Gan Fall continued.

"I was defeated years ago." His voice became serious. "By one called Enel."

"Enel?"

"He destroyed the nearby island of Birka and all of it's inhabitants. Then he came here and proclaimed himself God."

"What?!" She gasped in shock, and the crew's attention was diverted back to her. "He destroyed Birka Island?!"

"Do not fight him, Sylviana-chan. He has unique powers, and cannot be struck! He becomes lightning at will!"

"A devil fruit user. Logia lightning class." Sylvie muttered. "If it worries you that much, then I won't confront him--"

Gan Fall sighed in releif.

"--unless he directly threatens me or my nakama."

The elder knew he couldn't change the girl's mind. He sighed and said farewell, wishing them luck. He flew off on his "Pegasus" Pierre.

"What happened?" Luffy asked, watching as the figures faded in the distance.

"There's a jerk who deserves a beating. I may not know much of the island he destroyed, but Gan Fall's best friend hailed from there...who's gone now, apparently." She transformed back into her normal attire.

"Oh. Wait, an island?" Sanji repeated.

"Yeah. Let's not talk about it. Chopper, use those binoculars and find a waterfall of clouds, will ya?"

"Sure!...Ah! I see one over there!"

The crew changed course and made their way to the cloud waterfall, but other clouds were blocking the path to it.

"Don't worry, I got it." Sylvie intervened, as she brought out her scythe. With one sweep, the clouds split in half, opening up a way for the ship.

"Eh, what's that?" Zoro gestured towards a gate-like structure ahead of them.

Sylvie grinned as the gate came closer, and Usopp read aloud the words.

"Heaven's Gate? A gate to Heaven?" Usopp read incredulously. "It's like we're going to die!"