Chapter 4.
Divine Departure! Deadly Clash Between Shisui And Red-haired Shanks
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ctarrr!
A large red lightning bolt flashed fiercely, which made the atmosphere even more tense. There were already many casualties on both the Navy and Pirate sides due to the violent clash of Conqueror Haki between Shisui and Red-haired Shanks.
"Akagami... Why do you stop me?"
Shisui was quite surprised, as it seemed that Shanks would not allow him to go deeper into the Navy Headquarters' Inner Bay. He just wanted to see his beloved brother, Ace.
"Stop this, Shisui. You're only going to make the situation of this war becoming more worse!"
Shanks continuously suppressed Shisui's Conqueror Haki aura, which was still weaker than his. As a result, slowly by slowly, he managed to suppress his Conqueror Haki Aura, to the point where all of Shisui's King's Haki disappeared.
Woosh!
The wind picked up, as the Conqueror Haki clash between the two strongest swordsmen in the world finally stopped. Shanks appeared to be standing upright, while staring at Shisui who was also standing nearby.
Blood could be seen flowing out of Shisui's mouth, which shocked the Navy and Pirates alike. They assumed that Shisui had lost his clash with Emperor Shanks, and they also assumed that Shisui was now vulnerable.
Slowly, the Navy soldiers began to surround the area around Shisui, although with mixed feelings from fear and uncertainty, they all still wanted to defend the Navy Headquarters from destruction.
"Akagami... Isn't this a little harsh?"
Suddenly, they were all shocked to death when they saw Shisui who was grinning widely at all of them. Feelings of fear and anxiety instantly arose and enveloped their hearts, they immediately want to run away to save their own life, but their legs could not move at all. They're stuck at where they standing.
"You guys... Stay away from me!"
Ctarrr!
An enormous, intense red lightning bolt instantly struck Shisui's body, creating a massive explosion that instantly devastated the surrounding area. All the Navy soldiers were instantly blown far away, with fatal internal injuries. Almost all of them were confirmed dead, and there were only a few who managed to survive, but they too would not be able to breathe fresh air in this world for long.
Shanks stared even more intently at Shisui, the young man was too dangerous to be allowed to continue his massacre here. No matter what, he had to get him out of here quickly, otherwise, more victims would fall.
"You forced me to do this, Shisui..."
Shanks said in a low voice, but every word he said, sounded so very cold and intimidating. Along with his words, suddenly a lot of Navy soldiers fainted with foaming at the mouth, no one knows what happened to all of them.
Dingg!
Shanks' body disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace behind. Shisui who saw this, sharpened his vigilance even more, because he knew that the person he was fighting was not a random person. A small mistake could lead to fatal consequences, and he did not want that to happen.
Swoosh!
Shisui's eyes widened as Shanks suddenly appeared in front of him. The tremendous pressure of Conqueror Haki instantly hit his body, which made him feel very shocked.
Shisui quickly pulled out his sword, in order to block Shanks' attack. But it was too late...
"Divine Departure!"
Slash!
Shanks slashed his sword right at Shisui, creating a red slash of air that was enveloped by small blood-red lightning bolts. Shisui was caught off guard by Shanks' attack, using his sword, he tried to block the damage the slash would cause to his body.
"Arghh!"
Blood instantly splashed out from inside Shisui's mouth, as Shanks' air slash managed to hit his body. Although he managed to withstand most of the slash, but still, he was still affected by the damage of the devastating attack.
Brak!
Shisui's body was thrown far away, and slammed into the Naval Headquarters Fort with a thud. The large, sturdy fort was instantly shattered into pieces when it was hit by Shisui's body.
Blood seeped out from Shisui's abdomen which had been injured, his vision was also increasingly blurred, his current condition, looking very pathetic. But even so, Shisui still tried to get back up, ignoring all the pain in his body.
Just as he managed to get back up with difficulty, in front of him now appeared Shanks who was standing while staring at him with a sharp gaze. Although Shanks intended to stop him, but Shisui would never give up, no matter what, he had to go to the Inner Bay.
"Akagami... Don't get in my way!"
Shisui, even with a fatal wound, would certainly not give up. He would go to the Inner Bay, even if it meant that he would come into conflict with Shanks again. He looked sharply at Shanks, while bringing out his Conqueror Haki once again.
"Stop your nonsense! With injuries like that, you'll only bring about your miserable death!"
Shanks pressed Shisui further with his own Conqueror Haki, but with all the pressure he had exerted, Shisui still refused to fall. Staggering, Shisui slowly walked towards him, not knowing what the hell he was even thinking.
Shisui continued to walk towards Shanks, and eventually just passed him by. He walked slowly, heading towards the Inner Bay of the Naval Headquarters. Seeing this, made Shanks only able to let out a long sigh, actually he felt very sorry for making Shisui hurt, but he himself was also the one who had forced him to do this.
But who would have thought, Shisui suddenly stopped his steps, and began to turn around to look at Shanks who was behind him. He seemed to be looking at Shanks, with a gaze that was completely inexplicable.
Then, Shisui took another step, leaving Shanks standing there with a strange look on his face. Sweat starting to bead on his forehead, he continued to stare at Shisui's back that was getting away from him with a gaze full of shock.
Leaving Shanks behind, Shisui continued to walk towards the Inner Bay, where his brother's body was. With every step he took, the memories of his childhood with Ace, Luffy and Sabo came back to his mind.
His heart ached, as he was completely unable to save Ace from the clutches of death. When his brother needed his help the most, he did not come and help him at all. He felt very regretful.
Before he knew it, tears began to flow out of his eyes. All the beautiful moments of the past, were now nothing more than a memory that could fade away. Shisui continued to walk with a blank stare, accompanied by tears flowing freely out of his eyes. He looked like a person who had lost his hope for life, he was in a very vulnerable state right now.
Despite this, the Navy did not have any courage to stand in Shisui's way. Even though he looked like he had lost his own spirit, they were all still reluctant to approach him. Shisui's strength could not be underestimated, even after receiving a devastating attack from Emperor Shanks, he was still able to get back to his feet.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Ace..."
In front of him, there was now a sight that was very painful for him. It appeared that Ace's body was lying stiffly on the ground, with a fatal wound on his stomach. Shisui immediately fell to his knees on the ground, while covering his face with both of his hands. He cried bitterly, feelings of sadness, anger and regret beginning to form inside his body.
He felt very sad, because he had lost a brother that he cared about very much. He felt very angry at the Navy and Garp for causing Ace's death. And he also felt very regretful, for not being able to come when Ace was in need of his help.
"Ace!"
Shisui roared in anguish, at the same time, the crimson-colored lightning bolts were striking more and more fiercely. The wind blew fiercely, and torrential rain poured down. The waves of the sea raged fiercely, drowning everything that float above it.
Ctarrr! Boom! Ctarrr!
A barrage of huge, crimson-colored lightning bolts began to flash around where Shisui was. A lot of Navy immediately ran frantically away from the battlefield, they were no longer be able to fight. Especially now, the one they were fighting was the one who was predicted to have the potential to surpass even the World's Strongest Swordsman!
"Ace!"
Shisui screamed even louder, which caused the fury of nature to rage even more. 2 Admirals, 1 Fleet Admiral, and also several Vice Admirals immediately descended directly to the battlefield, to evacuate their soldiers so that they would not become the next victims.
However, there was one Admiral who had a special tactic, which no one even knew about. While all the Admirals, Fleet Admirals and the remnants of the Naval forces were busy evacuating the civilians as well as the soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit, he decided to walk towards Shisui.
One of those Admirals, was Sakazuki Akainu. An Admiral who was famous for his viciousness in fighting against the opponents of the World Government, especially against the Pirates. He was also the one who had killed the Fire Fist, Ace, with his own hands. This time, he intends to kill Shisui who is in a very vulnerable condition, by doing this, Akainu believes he can kill Shisui very easily.
Akainu's two hands instantly turned into Magma hands that were extremely hot. With this, he would kill Shisui from this world once and for all. It was better to eradicate the seeds of evil that would develop, than to struggle desperately to eradicate an evil that had already grown very strong.
"Great Magma Eruption!"
With the power of his Devil Fruit, Magu-Magu No Mi, Akainu became a Magma Man. He immediately threw his fist towards Shisui, creating a huge fist made of extremely hot Magma. Akainu felt very confident that his attack would turn Shisui into ashes instantly, because basically, people who had lost the will to live, would also lose everything.
Just as Akainu's Magma Fist was about to hit Shisui's body, a very unexpected oddity occurred. From the sky, there suddenly appeared an enormous crimson-colored lightning bolt, almost the size of the Navy Headquarters Main Building.
Ctarrr!
Akainu did not expect the lightning to appear, as a result, the lightning struck his body with great force. All the Navy soldiers were shocked and frightened when they saw this horrible phenomenon, they felt that the lightning was a punishment sent down by the gods to punish them for making a big mistake, killing Ace.
Boom! Blast!
The lightning relentlessly struck Akainu's body fiercely, which made all the Navy soldiers feel very worried about the fate of one of their highest Admirals.
Swoosh!
But before long, the lightning began to subside, revealing Akainu's terrible condition. His body looked fine, without any visible injuries. However, his eyes showed an oddity: they had turned white, with no pupils visible.
Akainu was lying helplessly on the ground, in the middle of a very large crater. Akainu's body almost sank to the bottom of the sea, because basically, the Navy Headquarters was in the middle of a vast ocean. As a result, a hole formed on the ground would be directly connected to the bottom of the ocean depths.
"Akainu!"
Sengoku was so shocked at the sight of Akainu's horrific condition, he immediately ran over to his body, and carried him away from the battlefield. While the Navy was enveloped in fear and anxiety, Shisui was seen still kneeling next to his brother's corpse.
This was the risk of becoming a Pirate, a miserable death. This was also Ace's own choice, crying over him who was gone would be pointless. Surely Ace already knew that there would only be danger in becoming a Pirate. Ace's life destiny was indeed very sad, even more so when he was nearing the end of his life. But this was also a choice he had made for himself.
"Rest in peace, Ace..."
"I'm sorry..."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~