OG Straw Hats Versus Aramaki Part 2

"No, I am not. This world is erasing me but before I am erased, I will make one complete change. Then, Straw Hat Pirates will face the World Government on their own."

"I am not saying this for Straw Hat Pirates because I know they will win. But, the cost will be the lives of millions of people, especially at the hands of the World Government."

"Only you can prevent it, Kuzan. Only a Marine can save the lives of those people. In the eyes of the Five Elders, all humans are ants whether it is you or me. "

"When Luffy awakens, they will strike. That will start a War."

Hearing his words, Kuzan stopped for a moment. He didn't believe Liam's words but he couldn't deny it either.

He has seen their attitude. He has heard about the God Valley incident. He has learned a lot about World government but that's exactly why he works for them.

Because they can't be moved. So, while working for them, he can save more lives. Just like how he saved the life of Robin and Saul.

"Why chose me?" Kuzan asked.

At this moment, Liam smiled and replied.

"Because you are the only one who can truly keep the world safe. Luffy is a pirate. After saving the world and beating up the big bad, he will ignore everything and continue his adventure."

"I started training the crew not because I was afraid of losing them. I was afraid of making them sad. With Luffy and other's talent, they will still reach the peak within two years."

"I trained them so that they won't have to face the helpless situation of losing their partners. But, it won't be long before I will disappear."

"Kuzan, you are the only marine that I can trust with the lives of common people."

Suddenly, Liam's eyes narrowed as he continued.

"Kuzan, I won't say any more to convince you but I will give you a simple analogy. The tragedy caused by the World Government before and during the final War will be ten times, if not a hundred times worse than Ohara."

Saying so, Liam turned around and said.

"It's time to end this battle. Aramaki, I am coming for our revenge."

With that, Liam suddenly disappeared in front of Kuzan.

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"Haa! Haa! Haa!"

Luffy and Kizaru were standing in front of each other while panting. At this moment, neither was in the mood to continue the battle. Unlike Kuzan and Liam, they used their ultimate move.

Both almost lost all of their Haki during the last collision. Kizaru with his admiral-level strength had more than enough stamina to preserve some of his Haki.

On the other hand, Luffy used Conqueror Haki to amplify his power which helped him save some of his Haki.

His attack was special because not only did he use a technique similar to Nine Swords Style Asura but also used the power of his devil fruit.

By combining it with Haki, he was able to create the statue with a thousand arms. While the statue might be a phantom covered in Armament Haki, those arms were the result of his devil fruit expansion.

But because this was the first time Luffy had used such a move, it was extremely taxing for his body. He felt like he had hollowed out after using that move.

But, since Kizaru hadn't fallen, he couldn't fall either. He must defeat Kizaru. At least, that's what he thought until he sensed someone.

"Cow Man!"

For the first time, Luffy spoke with some hatred in his eyes. That day was truly an eye-opening day for him.

For him, death had never come this close. When he was small, he almost died but at that moment, he was ready to die to keep a certain secret.

But against Aramaki, he wasn't ready to die. He hadn't become the Pirate King. That unwillingness only got worse when he realized that he wasn't strong enough to save his Nakama.

That's why he had been progressing so fast. He didn't want to be in that situation ever again. He wasn't afraid of dying but he was afraid of losing his Nakama in front of his eyes.

That's why Aramaki had always remained in his mind. So, the moment he sensed Aramaki and his fight with his crew, he immediately turned around and entered Gear Second.

"Huh, where are you going, Straw Hat?" Kizaru noticed Luffy leaving the island. He didn't think a person like Luffy would run away from the battle.

But because of his delayed reaction, Luffy had already crossed two islands.

............

"Straw Hats, I will kill you all." Aramaki roared, conjuring massive Wooden structures. These structures were similar to tree man.

"Usopp, I need some oil." Nami shouted while conjuring a massive cloud above one of the tree men.

[Support Star]

Usopp immediately shot ammo toward the tree men that broke out upon the contact. The inside of the Ammon released a massive amount of oil that covered the tree man.

[Support Star] [Support Star] [Support Star]

Usopp continued to shoot more and more attacks and cover those tree men in oil.

When Nami saw this, she brought down the thunder. Those thunder strikes not only damaged those tree men but also caused fire.

In an instant, several of those tree men were burning. Seeing this, Aramaki quickly changed his target to Usopp and shot a small bud.

That bud would've been invisible to the eyes of Nami and Zoro. But, Sanji and Usopp had better Observation Haki allowing them to sense it.

While Usopp also saw it, Sanji didn't want this bud to reach him. He wasn't sure what kind of attack this was but since it was launched from a far, it could be destructive.

So, he quickly used his Blue Flames to enhance his speed and appear in front of the bud and kick it.

But instead of exploding, the bud suddenly released a massive branch with a sharp edge.

The thorn pierced Sanji but it couldn't hurt him since Sanji could turn into Lightning.

"Damn it!" Aramaki's eyes were a bit red when Sanji intercepted his attack. So, he condensed more of those buds in his hand and threw them toward Nami and Usopp.

"Hey, aren't you forgetting me?"

A sound came from his side that startled Aramaki. When Aramaki turned around, he saw several of those tree men already on the ground. They were cut into pieces when Aramaki was focused on Usopp and Sanji.

[One Sword Style]

Suddenly, Zoro moved. His speed was so fast that even an admiral like Aramaki couldn't react for a moment. By the time he reacted, Zoro was already behind him.

[Death Lion Song]

Splash!

A large slash appeared on his chest. It caused him to bleed quite a lot but due to his devil fruit, he was healing fast as well.

Unfortunately, at this moment, Nami had covered the sky with black clouds which made him unable to use the sun's direct light to recover himself.

"Cow Man!"

A roar came from the side that stunned Aramaki. By the time, he turned to his left, he saw Luffy in his Gear Fourth- Bound Man form.

[Gomu-Gomu No]

"Damn it, damn it, I can't take this head-on," Aramaki screamed as he tried to dodge but he heard another roar from his right side.

"Aramaki!"

On his right side was Liam. His entire right hand was covered in purple energy. It was his Armament Haki and Conqueror Coating.

On the left side was Luffy. His right hand had expanded into the size of a Giant Fist. It was also coated in Armament Haki and Conqueror Coating.

When Aramaki was left in this situation, he suddenly remembered that day.

That was the day he almost killed Straw Hat. That day he would've successfully ended their pirate journey.

But that was also the day when he suffered one of his worst injuries. Two of the most powerful people in the world attacked him at the same time.

Right now, he was getting flashes of that moment. Because he was in the same position. Only this time, it was Luffy and Liam replacing Garp and Dragon.

[King Kong Gun]

[Galaxy Impact]

Bang!

Two fists smashed him at the same time. He was neither able to dodge it nor was he able to block it.

Luffy's fist hit his entire body while Liam's fist struck his face. The conqueror-coated fists struck him so hard that he almost lost his connection with his devil fruit for a moment.

His skull was broken. His chest bone, his left side arm, and his entire inner body were broken.

A blinding yellow light shone in their eyes. Luffy and Liam also noticed this light.

Kizaru was able to arrive there on time. When Luffy and Liam pulled their punches, Kizaru grabbed Armamaki and left.

It didn't take him more than three seconds to understand Aramaki's situation. He saw Kuzan rushing toward Geppo and appeared next to him.

"Help the Marines retreat. I am returning to HQ right now. Aramaki will die if he doesn't get treatment in time."