Chapter 89

Redline, Mary Geoise

As Aokiji stepped out of the elevator that had brought him up to the holy city his haki registered a group of a few man running off, probably to inform the invaders of the newly arrived force but he didn't mind. He knew that Azul had probably already sensed his arrival as his haki was already rediculously strong in the admirals opinion.

Walking through the deserted city Aokiji followed his haki to the blinding light that showed him Azuls location, who didn't even bother to conceal his aura much to the admirals annoyance.

Not long afterwards he arrived on a scene he had hoped to prevent with his arrival but it seemed that hope had been in vain.

Azul stood before a group of three corpses that laid at his feet while Aokiji spotted something black, gripped by Azul get consumed in flames, making the admiral wonder what that was. Soon enough though his attention was brought back to the three corpses, undoubtedly Tenryuubito going by their specially designed clothes that would prevent the air of the normal people to touch their bodies.

As Azul turned around Aokiji was met by a blank face while the mans eyes turned from apathetic to burning in intensity making many a marine step back under its intesity. Not to mention the passive aura that surrounded the tall man that set every instinct inside of him on edge which made him wonder how his subordinates remained on their feet before this man.

"Do you know what you have just done Azul? Those were Tenryuubito! You just killed the leaders of this world in cold blood!" Aokiji asked the tall man that seemed to ponder the admirals words for a second. Truly, Kuzan knew that the Tenryuubito weren't good people but in the end it was his duty as an admiral to protect and serve them and thus he did the only thing he thought would help in this instance. Play for more time.

"Leaders? Don't take me for the common fool you meet on the streets, Aokiji. I have no leaders. And certainly not that disgusting perversion of a human being..." Azul spoke with a neutral face while spitting onto the cooling corpses of the three Tenryuubito at his feet, making Aokiji grind his teeth.

True the Tenryuubito were bad people but even then, didn't the dead deserve some respect no matter their deeds in life?

"You will have to answer for your crimes Azul and you will rue the day you decided to f.u.c.k with the world government. Mark my words, this isn't the end of it!" Aokiji grit out, though Azuls answer surprised him a little if he was honest with himself.

"I do hope so little admiral. After all, war with the world government is something that has been on my mind for a long long time now. The five f.u.c.ktards you call leaders should better prepare themselves for the more time passes by the stronger I become and it won't be long anymore until the past will come back to demand payment for past deeds that require satisfaction paid in blood!

Azul said as his eyes sharpened and his arms and legs exploded in roaring flames that caused Aokiji the last time he had laid eyes on this sight with an uncomfortable phantom pain rushing through his right side in remembrance.

Slowly Azuls form began to sprout thick hair all over his body while his face elongated and sharp teeth grew in his mouth. Aokiji, seeing that Azul was preparing for battle knew that he had achieved all that was possible with words when it came to delaying his foe and thus unleashed the frost that cracked under the drop in temperature while his subordinates readied their rifles.

Though unsurprisingly to Aokiji a concentrated burst of conqueror's haki that had only grown in strength from what the admiral could feel with growing horror, smashed the admirals subordinates backwards, leaving the two combatants to themselves.

On an invisible signal Azul rushed forwards with a boom and began their fight, as Aokiji knew, he would be on the defensive the whole time and hoped that it would be enough to give his collegue the required time to arrive and possibly safe his life in the process, as reluctant as he was to admit that fact to himself.

Arriving before the admiral Azul reared back his right claw and accompanied by a wave of conqueror's haki to destract his foe from defending, he brought down the lethal weapon on the admiral that was hard pressed to repel the wave of haki but luckily reacted fast enough and thus escaped the swipe to the right of the beasts arm, flames l.i.c.k.i.n.g at the admiral in the process bringing a sheen of sweat to the mans forhead that froze over a second later.

Sprouting a pillar of cracking ice beneath the beasts feet that tried to impale Azul, Aokiji counterattacked and jumped back, gaining the needed distance to unleash his awakening devilfruit on the foe before him. Twisting his hip with force, Azul evaded the pillar of ice that shot into the air next to him in the next second before he catapulted himself forwards once more with a roar accompanying his advance. What greeted him was a blast of icecold air while the air around the two combatants cracked under the coldness and snow began to fall and ice to spread over the ground. Cold winds blew and billowed through the deserted streets though it didn't seem to phase the beast as the flames on its arms and legs grew in strength, melting any kind of ice that came into contact with him, the air shimmering under the heat around Azul.

Shooting forwards Azul dashed through the air and arrived next to the admiral that had formed a sword out of thin air next to himself and used it as a way to block the enemy while two partisans appeared behind the occupied canine which rushed forwards in order to impale said beast.

Azul though simply smashed his legs against the air and kicked off of it, bringing his whole weight and strength to bear on the admiral who instead had thought the beast to dodge sideways. So it came as no surprise when the direct course of his foe took him by surprise which ended with Aokiji barelling into a villa that stood behind him, crashing through the walls and into a room currently occupied by four Tenryuubito that obviously hadn't evacuated as ordered, suprise written over their faces. Next to them a group of slaves served them beverages while one played an instrument to their amus.e.m.e.nt, n.a.k.e.d to boot.

With a groan Aokiji came to his feet slowly, as his eyes came to rest on the beast that now stood before the group of Tenryuubitos, sending shivers down their spines as they looked into its eyes like a hebivore that knew it was about to get devoured.

Though his attempt was in vain as Azuls claws turned into black vapor to Aokiji's horror as he could feel the aura around them clearly, sending a shiver of una.d.u.l.tered fear down his back and had to watch helplessly as Azul literally ripped the souls of the nobles out of their bodies before he incinerated them leaving nothingness behind.